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Nanostructured Hybrid Materials Based On Reduced Graphene Oxide For Solar Energy Conversion
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978-1-5106-0237-3; 978-1-5106-0238-0
Physical Chemistry Of Interfaces And Nanomaterials Xv . Spie-int Soc Optical Engineering, v. 9923, p. , 2016.
0277-786X
WOS:000390261000012
10.1117/12.2240029
Autor
Morais
Andreia; Carminati
Saulo do Amaral; Nogueira
Ana Flavia
Institución
Resumen
Research on carbon-based photocatalytic nanomaterials has been a field in continuous expansion in the last years. Graphene (or its derivatives) is currently one of the most studied materials due to its high surface area, photodegradation resistance, optical transparency and high charge mobility values. All of these excellent properties are highlighted for applications in various research areas. The incorporation of small amounts of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) sheets in semiconductors matrices is also a strategy widely used to improve the physicochemical properties, which cannot normally be achieved using conventional composites or pristine semiconductors. Most studies suggest that these two-dimensional (2D) materials can facilitate electron injection and assist the electron transport in semiconductors. In this context, this manuscript will present examples of graphene-based semiconductor nanocomposites obtained by our research group and their application in the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB), photocatalytic conversion of CO2 to hydrocarbon fuels and photocatalytic water splitting reaction. Our results show the positive effect of coupling the RGO sheets with semiconductors for photocatalysis. 9923 Conference on Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials XV AUG 28-31, 2016 San Diego, CA