@inproceedings{paperid:1055480, author = {Mahvelati Shamsabadi, Tahereh and Niyazi, Zohreh and Shafaee, Masoome and Kafshdare Goharshadi, Elaheh}, title = {Improving photocatalytic activity of ZnS nanoparticles for degradation of an azo dye under sunlight via synergistic effect of graphene nanosheets}, booktitle = {6th International Conference on Nanostructures (ICNS6) 7-10 March 2016, Kish Island, Iran}, year = {2016}, location = {کیش, IRAN}, keywords = {The nanocomposites of ZnS-graphene have been prepared via a facile ultrasound assisted method. We showed that the nanocomposite exhibits much higher stability and photocatalytic activity in degradation of anionic dye reactive black 5 (RB5) in aqueous solutions compared with ZnS nanoparticles (NPs). We found that in order to achieve the best photocatalytic performance; it is necessary to control the weight ratio of graphene to ZnS in the nanocomposite. This suggests a synergistic effect between the graphene nanosheet and ZnS NPs.}, }