TY  - JOUR
AU  - Marković, Smilja
AU  - Stojković Simatović, Ivana
AU  - Ahmetović, Sanita
AU  - Veselinović, Ljiljana
AU  - Stojadinović, Stevan
AU  - Rac, Vladislav
AU  - Škapin, Srečo Davor
AU  - Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica
AU  - Janković Častvan, Ivona
AU  - Uskoković, Dragan
PY  - 2019
UR  - https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/ra/c9ra02553g
UR  - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/6272
AB  - ZnO nanopowders were produced using microwave processing of a precipitate and applied as a photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Two different surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the cationic and Pluronic F127 as the non-ionic one, were employed to in situ adjust the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in the ZnO crystal structure and further to modify the photo(electro)catalytic activity of the ZnO photoanode. The crystal structure, morphological, textural, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles were studied in detail to explain the profound effects of the surfactants on the photoanode activity. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode displayed the highest photocurrent density of 27 mA g−1, compared to ZnO (10.4 mA g−1) and ZnO/F127 photoanodes (20 mA g−1) at 1.5 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M Na2SO4 under visible illumination of 90 mW cm−2. A significant shift of the overpotential toward lower values was also observed when photoanodes were illuminated. The highest shift of the overpotential, from 1.296 to 0.248 V vs. SCE, was recorded when the ZnO/CTAB photanode was illuminated. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode provides efficient charge transfer across the electrode/electrolyte interface, with a longer lifetime of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and reduced possibility of charge recombination. The photoconversion efficiency was improved from 1.4% for ZnO and 0.9% for ZnO/F127 to 4.2% for ZnO/CTAB at 0.510 mV. A simple procedure for the synthesis of ZnO particles with improved photo(electro)catalytic properties was established and it was found that even a small amount of CTAB used during processing of ZnO increases the surface-to-bulk defect ratio. Optimization of the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in ZnO materials enables increase of the absorption capacity for visible light, rendering of the recombination rate of the photogenerated pair, as well as increase of both the photocurrent density and photoconversion efficiency.
PB  - Royal Society of Chemistry
T2  - RSC Advances
T1  - Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties
SP  - 17165
EP  - 17178
VL  - 9
IS  - 30
DO  - 10.1039/C9RA02553G
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272
ER  - 

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year = "2019",
abstract = "ZnO nanopowders were produced using microwave processing of a precipitate and applied as a photoanode for photoelectrochemical water splitting. Two different surfactants, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the cationic and Pluronic F127 as the non-ionic one, were employed to in situ adjust the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in the ZnO crystal structure and further to modify the photo(electro)catalytic activity of the ZnO photoanode. The crystal structure, morphological, textural, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles were studied in detail to explain the profound effects of the surfactants on the photoanode activity. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode displayed the highest photocurrent density of 27 mA g−1, compared to ZnO (10.4 mA g−1) and ZnO/F127 photoanodes (20 mA g−1) at 1.5 V vs. SCE in 0.1 M Na2SO4 under visible illumination of 90 mW cm−2. A significant shift of the overpotential toward lower values was also observed when photoanodes were illuminated. The highest shift of the overpotential, from 1.296 to 0.248 V vs. SCE, was recorded when the ZnO/CTAB photanode was illuminated. The ZnO/CTAB photoanode provides efficient charge transfer across the electrode/electrolyte interface, with a longer lifetime of photogenerated electron–hole pairs and reduced possibility of charge recombination. The photoconversion efficiency was improved from 1.4% for ZnO and 0.9% for ZnO/F127 to 4.2% for ZnO/CTAB at 0.510 mV. A simple procedure for the synthesis of ZnO particles with improved photo(electro)catalytic properties was established and it was found that even a small amount of CTAB used during processing of ZnO increases the surface-to-bulk defect ratio. Optimization of the surface-to-bulk defect ratio in ZnO materials enables increase of the absorption capacity for visible light, rendering of the recombination rate of the photogenerated pair, as well as increase of both the photocurrent density and photoconversion efficiency.",
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Marković, S., Stojković Simatović, I., Ahmetović, S., Veselinović, L., Stojadinović, S., Rac, V., Škapin, S. D., Bajuk Bogdanović, D., Janković Častvan, I.,& Uskoković, D.. (2019). Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties. in RSC Advances
Royal Society of Chemistry., 9(30), 17165-17178.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA02553G
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272

Marković S, Stojković Simatović I, Ahmetović S, Veselinović L, Stojadinović S, Rac V, Škapin SD, Bajuk Bogdanović D, Janković Častvan I, Uskoković D. Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties. in RSC Advances. 2019;9(30):17165-17178.
doi:10.1039/C9RA02553G
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272 .

Marković, Smilja, Stojković Simatović, Ivana, Ahmetović, Sanita, Veselinović, Ljiljana, Stojadinović, Stevan, Rac, Vladislav, Škapin, Srečo Davor, Bajuk Bogdanović, Danica, Janković Častvan, Ivona, Uskoković, Dragan, "Surfactant-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles: a simple way for designing the surface-to-bulk defect ratio and improving photo(electro)catalytic properties" in RSC Advances, 9, no. 30 (2019):17165-17178,
https://doi.org/10.1039/C9RA02553G .,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_6272 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Ahmetović, Sanita
AU  - Stojadinović, Stevan
AU  - Rac, Vladislav
AU  - Škapin, Srečo Davor
AU  - Stojković Simatović, Ivana
AU  - Marković, Smilja
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/4724
AB  - Due to its optical and electrical properties, low toxicity, chemical and physical stability, as well as inexpensiveness, zinc oxide (ZnO) based materials have a great potential to be used as photoelectrode in photo(electro)catalysis. Photo(electro)catalytic activity of ZnO materials can be improved by modification of particles morphology and surface topology. In this work, the influence of two different surfactants: cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and Pluronic F-127, on the crystal structure, morphology, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles, were examined. ZnO powders were synthesized by microwave processing of a precipitate which was previously prepared by "drop by drop" method in the presence of the surfactants. The crystal structure and phase purity of the ZnO particles were determined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The effects of the surfactants on ZnO particles morphology were examined by the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The optical properties were studied using UV-Vis diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Photocatalytic activity was examined via decolorization of methylene blue under direct sunlight irradiation. It was found that synthesized ZnO powders have a significant photocatalytic activity. Electrochemical properties were studied using linear sweep voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy in Na2SO4 electrolyte. ZnO powder synthesized in the presence of CTAB (ZnO/CTAB) showed the most significant reduction of potential and the fastest kinetic of oxygen evolution.
PB  - Belgrade : Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA
C3  - Program and the Book of Abstracts / Seventeenth Young Researchers' Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, December 5-7, 2018, Belgrade, Serbia
T1  - Structural, morphological and optical characteristics of ZnO particles synthesized in the presence of surfactants CTAB and Pluronic F-127
SP  - 66
EP  - 66
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4724
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Ahmetović, Sanita and Stojadinović, Stevan and Rac, Vladislav and Škapin, Srečo Davor and Stojković Simatović, Ivana and Marković, Smilja",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Due to its optical and electrical properties, low toxicity, chemical and physical stability, as well as inexpensiveness, zinc oxide (ZnO) based materials have a great potential to be used as photoelectrode in photo(electro)catalysis. Photo(electro)catalytic activity of ZnO materials can be improved by modification of particles morphology and surface topology. In this work, the influence of two different surfactants: cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and Pluronic F-127, on the crystal structure, morphology, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles, were examined. ZnO powders were synthesized by microwave processing of a precipitate which was previously prepared by "drop by drop" method in the presence of the surfactants. The crystal structure and phase purity of the ZnO particles were determined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The effects of the surfactants on ZnO particles morphology were examined by the field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The optical properties were studied using UV-Vis diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Photocatalytic activity was examined via decolorization of methylene blue under direct sunlight irradiation. It was found that synthesized ZnO powders have a significant photocatalytic activity. Electrochemical properties were studied using linear sweep voltammetry and impedance spectroscopy in Na2SO4 electrolyte. ZnO powder synthesized in the presence of CTAB (ZnO/CTAB) showed the most significant reduction of potential and the fastest kinetic of oxygen evolution.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA",
journal = "Program and the Book of Abstracts / Seventeenth Young Researchers' Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, December 5-7, 2018, Belgrade, Serbia",
title = "Structural, morphological and optical characteristics of ZnO particles synthesized in the presence of surfactants CTAB and Pluronic F-127",
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Ahmetović, S., Stojadinović, S., Rac, V., Škapin, S. D., Stojković Simatović, I.,& Marković, S.. (2018). Structural, morphological and optical characteristics of ZnO particles synthesized in the presence of surfactants CTAB and Pluronic F-127. in Program and the Book of Abstracts / Seventeenth Young Researchers' Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, December 5-7, 2018, Belgrade, Serbia
Belgrade : Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA., 66-66.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4724

Ahmetović S, Stojadinović S, Rac V, Škapin SD, Stojković Simatović I, Marković S. Structural, morphological and optical characteristics of ZnO particles synthesized in the presence of surfactants CTAB and Pluronic F-127. in Program and the Book of Abstracts / Seventeenth Young Researchers' Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, December 5-7, 2018, Belgrade, Serbia. 2018;:66-66.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4724 .

Ahmetović, Sanita, Stojadinović, Stevan, Rac, Vladislav, Škapin, Srečo Davor, Stojković Simatović, Ivana, Marković, Smilja, "Structural, morphological and optical characteristics of ZnO particles synthesized in the presence of surfactants CTAB and Pluronic F-127" in Program and the Book of Abstracts / Seventeenth Young Researchers' Conference Materials Sciences and Engineering, December 5-7, 2018, Belgrade, Serbia (2018):66-66,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4724 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Marković, Smilja
AU  - Stojković Simatović, Ivana
AU  - Ahmetović, Sanita
AU  - Veselinović, Ljiljana
AU  - Stojadinović, Stevan
AU  - Rac, Vladislav
AU  - Škapin, Srečo Davor
AU  - Uskoković, Dragan
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/4561
AB  - ZnO/CTAB powder was prepared by microwave processing of a precipitate with the aid of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The effects of CTAB on the crystal structure, morphology, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles were studied. The results showed that CTAB did not influenced crystal structure or phase purity of ZnO. However, even low concentration of CTAB vary particles morphology; cone-like particles were prepared by processing without CTAB, while a mixture of spheroidal and plate-like ZnO particles were produced when 0.001 M CTAB was used. It was found that synthesized ZnO powders have 0.10 eV lower band gap energy then bulk ZnO (3.37 eV). A high photocatalytic activity for decolorization of methylene blue water solution was established after 2 h of sunlight irradiation; efficiency was 100 and 67% for ZnO/CTAB and ZnO, respectively. Electrochemical test showed faster oxygen evolution kinetics when ZnO/CTAB was used as anode material. Enhanced photo(electro)catalytic activities of ZnO/CTAB particles are attributed to better absorption of visible light due to both, larger dimensions and surface sensitization by CTAB.
PB  - Belgrade : Society of Physical Chemists of Serbia
C3  - Physical Chemistry 2018 : proceedings. Vol. 1 / 14th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, September 24-28, 2018, Belgrade
T1  - Enhanced photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles synthesized by CTAB-assisted microwave processing
SP  - 237
EP  - 240
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4561
ER  - 

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year = "2018",
abstract = "ZnO/CTAB powder was prepared by microwave processing of a precipitate with the aid of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB). The effects of CTAB on the crystal structure, morphology, optical and photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles were studied. The results showed that CTAB did not influenced crystal structure or phase purity of ZnO. However, even low concentration of CTAB vary particles morphology; cone-like particles were prepared by processing without CTAB, while a mixture of spheroidal and plate-like ZnO particles were produced when 0.001 M CTAB was used. It was found that synthesized ZnO powders have 0.10 eV lower band gap energy then bulk ZnO (3.37 eV). A high photocatalytic activity for decolorization of methylene blue water solution was established after 2 h of sunlight irradiation; efficiency was 100 and 67% for ZnO/CTAB and ZnO, respectively. Electrochemical test showed faster oxygen evolution kinetics when ZnO/CTAB was used as anode material. Enhanced photo(electro)catalytic activities of ZnO/CTAB particles are attributed to better absorption of visible light due to both, larger dimensions and surface sensitization by CTAB.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Society of Physical Chemists of Serbia",
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Marković, S., Stojković Simatović, I., Ahmetović, S., Veselinović, L., Stojadinović, S., Rac, V., Škapin, S. D.,& Uskoković, D.. (2018). Enhanced photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles synthesized by CTAB-assisted microwave processing. in Physical Chemistry 2018 : proceedings. Vol. 1 / 14th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, September 24-28, 2018, Belgrade
Belgrade : Society of Physical Chemists of Serbia., 237-240.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4561

Marković S, Stojković Simatović I, Ahmetović S, Veselinović L, Stojadinović S, Rac V, Škapin SD, Uskoković D. Enhanced photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles synthesized by CTAB-assisted microwave processing. in Physical Chemistry 2018 : proceedings. Vol. 1 / 14th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, September 24-28, 2018, Belgrade. 2018;:237-240.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4561 .

Marković, Smilja, Stojković Simatović, Ivana, Ahmetović, Sanita, Veselinović, Ljiljana, Stojadinović, Stevan, Rac, Vladislav, Škapin, Srečo Davor, Uskoković, Dragan, "Enhanced photo(electro)catalytic properties of ZnO particles synthesized by CTAB-assisted microwave processing" in Physical Chemistry 2018 : proceedings. Vol. 1 / 14th International Conference on Fundamental and Applied Aspects of Physical Chemistry, September 24-28, 2018, Belgrade (2018):237-240,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_4561 .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Marković, Smilja
AU  - Stojković Simatović, Ivana
AU  - Ahmetović, Sanita
AU  - Veselinović, Ljiljana
AU  - Stojadinović, Stevan
AU  - Rac, Vladislav
AU  - Škapin, Srečo Davor
AU  - Uskoković, Dragan
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/3664
AB  - Zinc oxide-based materials have a great potential to be applied as photocatalysts in the processes of removal of organic and biological pollutants from drinking and wastewaters. A major drawback of ZnO as visible-light absorber is a band energy gap of 3.37 eV, which restricts the material to absorb UV light only. This drawback can be overcame by modifying the optical absorption properties of zinc oxide particles. Different approaches have been applied to modify the visible light photocatalytic activity of ZnO materials: (1) metal and nonmetal ion doping, (2) hydrogenation, (3) the incorporation of crystalline defects in the form of vacancies and interstitials, (4) the modification of particles morphology and surface topology, etc. In this study we investigated the influence of different surfactants on the morphology, optical properties and functionality of ZnO particles. Two different surfactants were employed during microwave processing of ZnO particles, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as cationic and Pluronic F-127 as non-ionic one. The crystal structure and phase purity of the ZnO particles were determined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Effects of the surfactants on particles morphology and texture properties were observed with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE–SEM) and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherm, respectively. The optical properties were studied using UV–Vis diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Functionality of ZnO particles was studied due to their photocatalytic and electrochemical activities. Photocatalytic activity was examined via decolorization of methylene blue under direct sunlight irradiation. Electrochemical behavior of the ZnO samples as anode material was evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry in Na2SO4 electrolyte; the oxygen evolution kinetics were determined and compared.
PB  - Belgrade : Materials Research Society of Serbia
C3  - Programme and The Book of Abstracts / Twentieth Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2018, Herceg Novi, September 3-7, 2018
T1  - CTAB- and pluronic F-127-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles with modified morphology and optical properties
SP  - 70
EP  - 70
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3664
ER  - 

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author = "Marković, Smilja and Stojković Simatović, Ivana and Ahmetović, Sanita and Veselinović, Ljiljana and Stojadinović, Stevan and Rac, Vladislav and Škapin, Srečo Davor and Uskoković, Dragan",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Zinc oxide-based materials have a great potential to be applied as photocatalysts in the processes of removal of organic and biological pollutants from drinking and wastewaters. A major drawback of ZnO as visible-light absorber is a band energy gap of 3.37 eV, which restricts the material to absorb UV light only. This drawback can be overcame by modifying the optical absorption properties of zinc oxide particles. Different approaches have been applied to modify the visible light photocatalytic activity of ZnO materials: (1) metal and nonmetal ion doping, (2) hydrogenation, (3) the incorporation of crystalline defects in the form of vacancies and interstitials, (4) the modification of particles morphology and surface topology, etc. In this study we investigated the influence of different surfactants on the morphology, optical properties and functionality of ZnO particles. Two different surfactants were employed during microwave processing of ZnO particles, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as cationic and Pluronic F-127 as non-ionic one. The crystal structure and phase purity of the ZnO particles were determined by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Effects of the surfactants on particles morphology and texture properties were observed with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE–SEM) and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherm, respectively. The optical properties were studied using UV–Vis diffuse reflectance and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Functionality of ZnO particles was studied due to their photocatalytic and electrochemical activities. Photocatalytic activity was examined via decolorization of methylene blue under direct sunlight irradiation. Electrochemical behavior of the ZnO samples as anode material was evaluated by linear sweep voltammetry in Na2SO4 electrolyte; the oxygen evolution kinetics were determined and compared.",
publisher = "Belgrade : Materials Research Society of Serbia",
journal = "Programme and The Book of Abstracts / Twentieth Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2018, Herceg Novi, September 3-7, 2018",
title = "CTAB- and pluronic F-127-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles with modified morphology and optical properties",
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Marković, S., Stojković Simatović, I., Ahmetović, S., Veselinović, L., Stojadinović, S., Rac, V., Škapin, S. D.,& Uskoković, D.. (2018). CTAB- and pluronic F-127-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles with modified morphology and optical properties. in Programme and The Book of Abstracts / Twentieth Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2018, Herceg Novi, September 3-7, 2018
Belgrade : Materials Research Society of Serbia., 70-70.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3664

Marković S, Stojković Simatović I, Ahmetović S, Veselinović L, Stojadinović S, Rac V, Škapin SD, Uskoković D. CTAB- and pluronic F-127-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles with modified morphology and optical properties. in Programme and The Book of Abstracts / Twentieth Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2018, Herceg Novi, September 3-7, 2018. 2018;:70-70.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3664 .

Marković, Smilja, Stojković Simatović, Ivana, Ahmetović, Sanita, Veselinović, Ljiljana, Stojadinović, Stevan, Rac, Vladislav, Škapin, Srečo Davor, Uskoković, Dragan, "CTAB- and pluronic F-127-assisted microwave processing of ZnO particles with modified morphology and optical properties" in Programme and The Book of Abstracts / Twentieth Annual Conference YUCOMAT 2018, Herceg Novi, September 3-7, 2018 (2018):70-70,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3664 .