Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
images were obtained from a field emission scanning electron microscope
(FE-SEM-JEOL Model-JSM7, Japan), equipped with an energy-dispersive
spectrometer. Before the analysis, a thin layer of a gold and palladium
alloy was evenly coated on the sample. High-resolution transmission
electron microscopy (HR-TEM) images were taken by using a JEOL JEM-200CX
operating at 200 kV. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns were
recorded on an X-ray diffractometer (XRD Rigaku, Japan). Raman spectra
were collected using a Bruker Optics Senterra dispersive Raman microscope
spectrometer with a 532 nm laser excitation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(XPS) spectra of the composite were recorded on a PerkinElmer,
PHI1257(USA), with Al Kα source and excitation energy of 1486.7 eV;
the binding energy was calibrated using C 1s at 284.5 eV. Fourier
transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was performed with a Spectrum
Two (PerkinElmer, USA), equipped with an attenuated total reflection
cell using the KBr pellet method. The porous structures of the materials
were determined using a nitrogen adsorption isotherm obtained from
the BELSORP MAX instrument II (Japan) surface analyzer. The materials
were degassed at 200 °C for 2 h under a high vacuum before the
measurement.
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