Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 172–175 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 123 |
| Early online date | 11 Mar 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 15 May 2014 |
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Keywords
- semiconductor
- hierarchical Ag3PO4
- photocatalysis
- template-free
- crystal growth
- solar energy materials
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Template-free and eco-friendly synthesis of hierarchical Ag3PO4 microcrystals with sharp corners and edges for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light. / Kumar, Santosh; Surendar, Tonda; Shanker, Vishnu.
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T1 - Template-free and eco-friendly synthesis of hierarchical Ag3PO4 microcrystals with sharp corners and edges for enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light
AU - Kumar, Santosh
AU - Surendar, Tonda
AU - Shanker, Vishnu
PY - 2014/5/15
Y1 - 2014/5/15
N2 - Herein, we demonstrate a template-free and eco-friendly strategy to synthesize hierarchical Ag3PO4 microcrystals with sharp corners and edges via silver–ammine complex at room temperature. The as-synthesized hierarchical Ag3PO4 microcrystals were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS), BET surface area analyzer, and photoluminescence analysis (PL). Our results clearly indicated that the as-synthesized Ag3PO4 microcrystals possess a hierarchical structure with sharp corners and edges. More attractively, the adsorption ability and visible light photocatalytic activity of the as-synthesized hierarchical Ag3PO4 is much higher than that of conventional Ag3PO4.
AB - Herein, we demonstrate a template-free and eco-friendly strategy to synthesize hierarchical Ag3PO4 microcrystals with sharp corners and edges via silver–ammine complex at room temperature. The as-synthesized hierarchical Ag3PO4 microcrystals were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV–vis DRS), BET surface area analyzer, and photoluminescence analysis (PL). Our results clearly indicated that the as-synthesized Ag3PO4 microcrystals possess a hierarchical structure with sharp corners and edges. More attractively, the adsorption ability and visible light photocatalytic activity of the as-synthesized hierarchical Ag3PO4 is much higher than that of conventional Ag3PO4.
KW - semiconductor
KW - hierarchical Ag3PO4
KW - photocatalysis
KW - template-free
KW - crystal growth
KW - solar energy materials
U2 - 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.02.106
DO - 10.1016/j.matlet.2014.02.106
M3 - Article
VL - 123
SP - 172
EP - 175
JO - Materials Letters
JF - Materials Letters
SN - 0167-577X
ER -