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Photocatalytically Active YBa2Cu3O7−xNanoparticles Synthesized via a Soft Chemical Route

Published:2015 Issue: Volume:2015 Page:1-5
ISSN:1687-4110
Container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials

Author:

Shen Zhenjiang¹²,Hu Yongming¹³,Fei Linfeng¹,Li Kun¹,Chen Wanping¹,Gu Haoshuang³,Wang Yu¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Applied Physics and Materials Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong

2. College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China

3. Key Lab of Ferro- & Piezoelectric Materials and Devices of Hubei Province, Faculty of Physics & Electronic Technology, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China

Abstract

YBa2Cu3O7−x(YBCO) nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized via a soft chemical approach and they were found photocatalytically active at room temperature. Using metal acetate as precursors, a well-designed soft chemical procedure was carried out to produce YBCO NPs. The very small particle size and/or large number of defects might have led the NPs to semiconductors with vigorous photocatalytic activities. This work provides a direct and efficient route to obtain multifunction in YBCO based nanomaterials which are based on specific size and surface effects.

Funder

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2015/589426.pdf

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