Facile synthesis of nanoZn2GeO4 for efficient photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into CH4
Wan Lijuan1，2，Yang Ming3*
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1.Nanjing Vocational Institute of Transport Technology，Nanjing，211188，China； 2．Jiangsu Engineering Technology Research Center for Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction of Transportation，Nanjing，211188，China；3.School of Transportation，Southeast University，Nanjing，210096，China
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2017-05-30
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2017-05-30
Abstract
Zn2GeO4 nanorods and nanoparticles were prepared by a solution phase route.The asprepared products were characterized by Xray powder diffraction(XRD)，scanning electron microscopy(SEM)，highresolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM)，inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer(ICPAES)，UVvis diffuse reflection spectroscopy，photoluminescence(PL) spectroscopy and BrunauerEmmettTeller(BET) surface area measurements.NanoZn2GeO4 has higher photocatalytic activity in photoreduction of CO2 than Zn2GeO4 prepared through solidstate reaction due to the higher surface area.Zn2GeO4 nanorods show higher photoreduction performance than Zn2GeO4 nanoparticles due to the strong CO2 gas adsorption.
Wan Lijuan1，2，Yang Ming3*.
Facile synthesis of nanoZn2GeO4 for efficient photocatalytic conversion of CO2 into CH4[J]. Journal of Nanjing University(Natural Sciences), 2017, 53(3): 610
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