Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction

Semiconductor-carbonaceous integrated materials are gaining a vast demand in photocatalytic reactions for their facscinatng combined features to attain promising photocatalytic results. In this work, bluefluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized via a facile top-down hydrothermal meth...

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Main Authors: Kulandaivalu, Tharani, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Sabli, Nordin, Tan, Tong Ling
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65473/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65473/1/50.pdf
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author Kulandaivalu, Tharani
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Sabli, Nordin
Tan, Tong Ling
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Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Sabli, Nordin
Tan, Tong Ling
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building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Semiconductor-carbonaceous integrated materials are gaining a vast demand in photocatalytic reactions for their facscinatng combined features to attain promising photocatalytic results. In this work, bluefluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized via a facile top-down hydrothermal method using EFB biochar of oil palms as the carbon source. The CQDs were incorporated together with copper (I) oxide (Cu2O) via a simple wet impregnation method to form CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) confirmed the successful deposition of CQDs onto the surface of Cu2O nanoparticles. The CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite showed a considerable improvement in the CO2 photoreduction with an enhancement of 54% compared to the pure Cu2O, due to the retardation of the recombination of charge carriers.
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spelling upm-654732018-10-08T02:43:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65473/ Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction Kulandaivalu, Tharani Abdul Rashid, Suraya Sabli, Nordin Tan, Tong Ling Semiconductor-carbonaceous integrated materials are gaining a vast demand in photocatalytic reactions for their facscinatng combined features to attain promising photocatalytic results. In this work, bluefluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized via a facile top-down hydrothermal method using EFB biochar of oil palms as the carbon source. The CQDs were incorporated together with copper (I) oxide (Cu2O) via a simple wet impregnation method to form CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) confirmed the successful deposition of CQDs onto the surface of Cu2O nanoparticles. The CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite showed a considerable improvement in the CO2 photoreduction with an enhancement of 54% compared to the pure Cu2O, due to the retardation of the recombination of charge carriers. 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65473/1/50.pdf Kulandaivalu, Tharani and Abdul Rashid, Suraya and Sabli, Nordin and Tan, Tong Ling (2018) Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction. In: 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (i-SAMN 2018), 15-16 Aug. 2018, The Everly Putrajaya, Malaysia. (pp. 92-93). http://www.samn2018.upm.edu.my/doc/50.pdf
spellingShingle Kulandaivalu, Tharani
Abdul Rashid, Suraya
Sabli, Nordin
Tan, Tong Ling
Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction
title Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction
title_full Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction
title_fullStr Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction
title_short Fabrication of visible-light responsive CQDs/Cu2O nanocomposite for CO2 photoreduction
title_sort fabrication of visible-light responsive cqds/cu2o nanocomposite for co2 photoreduction
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/65473/1/50.pdf