A Simple Route to Reduced Graphene Oxide-Draped Nanocomposites with Markedly Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance.

@article{Liu2016ASR,
  title={A Simple Route to Reduced Graphene Oxide-Draped Nanocomposites with Markedly Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance.},
  author={Xueqin Liu and Jianbo Yang and Wen Zhao and Yang Wang and Zhen Li and Zhiqun Lin},
  journal={Small},
  year={2016},
  volume={12 30},
  pages={
          4077-85
        }
}
Nanocomposites (denoted RGO/ZnONRA) comprising reduced graphene oxide (RGO) draped over the surface of zinc oxide nanorod array (ZnONRA) were produced via a simple low-temperature route, dispensing with the need for hydrothermal growth, electrochemical deposition or other complex treatments. The amount of deposited RGO can be readily tuned by controlling the concentration of graphene oxide (GO). Interestingly, the addition of Sn(2+) not only enables the reduction of GO, but also functions as a… 
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