Abstract
Metal dot-on-ZnO type hierarchical nanostructures composed of ordered arrays of noble metal nanoparticles with controlled areal density, prepared from poly(styrene-block-vinyl pyridine) diblock copolymer inverse micelles loaded with metal precursors, on sol-gel process based ∼48 nm thick ZnO thin films exhibit enhanced photocatalytic activities compared with pure ZnO thin films in terms of photodegradation of methylene blue.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 125-130 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science |
Volume | 345 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2010 |
Keywords
- Block copolymer micelle
- Hierarchical nanostructures
- Self-assembly
- Sol-gel
- ZnO thin film