Radičić, Rafaela; Kolympadi Markovic, Maria; Peter, Robert; Kavre Piltaver, Ivna; Salamon, Krešimir; Ambrožić, Gabriela (2025) Photocatalytic 3D ZnO Nanostructures Prepared by Atomic Layer Deposition from a Sacrificial Cellulose Template. Catalysts, 16 (1). ISSN 2073-4344
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Abstract
Three-dimensional ZnO structures were prepared by both thermal atomic layer deposition (ThALD) and plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) on a sacrificial cellulose template. The synthetic approach consisted of ALD of conformal ZnO nanofilms on the fibrous cellulose template, followed by thermal removal of the polymer. The resulting calcinated samples, consisting of a scaffold of fused polycrystalline ZnO nanoparticles, showed a sevenfold and ninefold increase in photocatalytic activity against methyl orange under ultraviolet-A light, for the ThALD and PEALD samples, respectively, compared to the non-calcined samples prior to cellulose removal. In addition to the improved three-dimensional surface exposure and accessible active sites, it was suggested that the amount of hydroxyl groups on the surface and the density of nanoparticle packing in 3D ZnO structures are critical parameters for improving the photoinduced degradation of the dye.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||||
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | zinc oxide (ZnO); atomic layer deposition; thin films; cellulose; template synthesis; photocatalysis | ||||||||
| Subjects: | NATURAL SCIENCES > Physics NATURAL SCIENCES > Chemistry |
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| Divisions: | Division of Materials Physics | ||||||||
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| Depositing User: | Ema Buhin Šaler | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 24 Feb 2026 11:25 | ||||||||
| URI: | http://fulir.irb.hr/id/eprint/11241 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.3390/catal16010017 |
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