Bi-functional ZnO-RGO-Au substrate: photocatalysts for degrading pollutants and SERS substrates for real-time monitoring

Chunye Wen; Fan Liao; Shanshan Liu; Yi Zhao; Zhenhui Kang; Xianling Zhang; Mingwang Shao

doi:10.1039/c3cc37877b

Bi-functional ZnO-RGO-Au substrate: photocatalysts for degrading pollutants and SERS substrates for real-time monitoring

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Apr 14;49(29):3049-51. doi: 10.1039/c3cc37877b.

Authors

Chunye Wen¹, Fan Liao, Shanshan Liu, Yi Zhao, Zhenhui Kang, Xianling Zhang, Mingwang Shao

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM) & Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, PR China.

PMID: 23467718
DOI: 10.1039/c3cc37877b

Abstract

A ZnO-RGO-Au composite with bi-functional behavior was fabricated: it was employed both as a photocatalyst for degrading pollutants (Rhodamine 6G) and a SERS substrate for real-time monitoring of the degradation quantitatively.