Local structure and photocatalytic property of sol-gel synthesized ZnO doped with transition metal oxides He, Rongliang, Hocking, Rosalie K. and Tsuzuki, Takuya 2012, Local structure and photocatalytic property of sol-gel synthesized ZnO doped with transition metal oxides, Journal of materials science, vol. 47, no. 7, pp. 3150-3158. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Local structure and photocatalytic property of sol-gel synthesized ZnO doped with transition metal oxides Author(s) He, Rongliang Hocking, Rosalie K. Tsuzuki, Takuya Journal name Journal of materials science Volume number 47 Issue number 7 Start page 3150 End page 3158 Total pages 9 Publisher Springer Place of publication New York, N. Y. Publication date 2012 ISSN 0022-2461 1573-4803 Summary ZnO nanoparticles doped with up to 5 at% of Co and Mn were prepared using a co-precipitation method. The location of dopant ions and the effect of doping on the photocatalytic activity were investigated. The crystal structure of nanoparticles and local atomic arrangements around dopant ions were analyzed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The results showed that the Co ions substituted the Zn ions in the ZnO wurtzite phase structure and induced lattice shrinkage, while Mn ions were not completely incorporated in the crystal lattice. The photocatalytic activity under simulated sunlight was characterized by the decomposition of Rhodamine B dye molecules. It was revealed that Co-doping strongly reduced the photocatalytic activity but Mn-doping showed a weaker effect on the reduction of the photoactivity. Language eng Field of Research 099999 Engineering not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2012, Springer Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30044086 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation Institute for Technology Research and Innovation School of Engineering GTP Research Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 05 Apr 2012, 15:46:31 EST Wed, 02 May 2012, 12:39:22 EST Wed, 02 May 2012, 12:40:23 EST Mon, 17 Jun 2013, 17:32:50 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 15:21:46 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 25 times in TR Web of Science Cited 26 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 465 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 05 Apr 2012, 15:46:30 EST