Fabrication of Samarium-doped ZnO Hierarchical Micro/nanospheres with Enhanced Fluorescent Light- Driven Photocatalytic Activity
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Samarium-doped ZnO hierarchical micro/nanospheres (Sm/ZnO) were synthesized via a facile and surfactant-free chemical solution route. The obtained products were characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), UV–visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS) and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). Photocatalytic test showed that the Sm/ZnO exhibited higher activity for phenol degradation compared to pure ZnO. The photocatalytic enhancement of Sm/ZnO was attributed to factors such as improved optical absorption property and improved lifetime of the
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