Study the surface morphology and the chemical composition of NiPc:NiO nanocomposite thin films

The synthesis of organic and inorganic thin films based on nickel phthalocyanine (NiPc) and nickel oxide NiO nanoparticles. the thin films prepared by spin coating technic. The volume of the solution dropped on each slide is 50 micro liter at room temperature. Nanocomposites thin films NiPc:NiO with different percentage 1:0 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 0:1 are analysed using FESEM and EDX. The study of morphology and chemical composition of the synthesized thin films revealed the formation of NiPc in the form of rods and nickel oxide similar to spherical clusters. The EDX spectra revealed the appearance of oxygen in a high percentage in some samples, perhaps as a result of the chemical and physical adsorption. This is the first study on the combination and description of NiPc:NiO nanocomposite.

Nickel phthalocyanine@graphene oxide/TiO2 as an efficient degradation catalyst of formic acid toward hydrogen production

A new photocatalytic system was introduced to degrade formic acid toward hydrogen production using nickel(II) phthalocyanine (NiPc)@graphene oxide (GO)/TiO2 as the catalyst. Synthesis of NiPc was performed in the presence of GO leading to a homogeneous distribution of NiPc on GO. While TiO2 promoted the reaction using each of NiPc and GO under visible light, the reaction was carried out with superior rate using NiPc@GO/TiO2. In this reaction, GO minimized the band gap of TiO2 through contributing its Fermi levels and NiPc escalated the photocatalytic reaction rate as a sensitizing agent. The reaction released hydrogen with the rate of 1.38 mmol h−1 and TOF = 77 h−1.

Nickel Phthalocyanine@graphene Oxide/TiO2 As an Efficient Degradation Catalyst of Formic Acid Toward Hydrogen Production

A new photocatalytic system was introduced to degrade formic acid toward hydrogen production using nickel(II) phthalocyanine (NiPc)@graphene oxide (GO)/TiO2 as the catalyst. Synthesis of NiPc was performed in the presence of GO leading to a homogeneous distribution of NiPc on GO. While TiO2 promoted the reaction using each of NiPc and GO under visible light, the reaction was carried out with superior rate using NiPc@GO/TiO2. In this reaction, GO minimizes the band gap of semiconductor, TiO2, through contributing its Fermi levels and NiPc escalates the photocatalytic reaction under visible light as a sensitizing agent. The reaction released hydrogen with the rate of 1.38 mmol.h− 1 and TOF = 77 h− 1.