To cite this version:Vendula Houšková, V. Václav Štengl, Snejana Bakardjieva, Nataliya Murafa. Photoactive materials prepared by homogeneous hydrolysis with thioacetamide: Part 2 -TiO/ZnO nanocomposites. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, Elsevier, 2009, 69 (7) This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting galley proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Abstract: Photocatalytic active TiO 2 /ZnO composite was prepared by homogeneous hydrolysis of mixture of titanium oxo-sulphate and zinc sulphate in aqueous solutions with thioacetamide and subsequent annealing at temperature of 600 °C. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), High resolution transmission microscopy (HRTEM). The nitrogen adsorption-desorption was used for surface area (BET) and porosity determination. The photoactivity of the prepared TiO 2 /ZnO samples was assessed by the photocatalytic decomposition of Orange II dye in aqueous slurry under irradiation of 254 nm and 365 nm wavelength. Under the same conditions, the photocatalytic activity of a commercially available photocatalyst (Degussa P25), the pure anatase TiO 2 nanoparticles and cubic ZnO were examined.
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