Matsui, HSanthi, KSugiyama, SYoshihara, MKaruppuchamy, S2023-11-102023-11-102014-01https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.07.134A convenient – and quick to realize – approach for the synthesis of a novel nano-sized SiO2/carbon cluster composite photocatalyst is suggested. Since, the preparation of visible light sensitive SiO2/carbon cluster composite photocatalyst is hitherto unreported; we performed such investigations to develop a novel catalyst from insulating materials. The synthesized composite indeed show efficient photocatalytic activity by degrading the methylene blue under visible light-irradiation.en-USArticle