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Bridging role of Ag0 particles formed in-situ on Ag3PO4/BiPO4 composites for enhanced solar-driven photocatalytic performance

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Pages 563-569 | Received 11 Dec 2017, Accepted 01 Dec 2020, Published online: 17 Mar 2021
 

Abstract

Ag3PO4/BiPO4 composite photocatalysts were constructed by a precipitation method. The composites were studied by Brunauer -Emmett-Teller (BET), X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), surface photovoltage spectroscopy (SPS), electron spin-resonance (ESR) spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Ag0 plays an important role in forming •O2 and accelerating the separation of the photo-induced charge pairs, consequently the Ag3PO4/BiPO4 composites display high photocatalytic activity than the pure BiPO4 under simulated sunlight irradiation. The separation and transfer of the photo-induced charge pairs abide by a Z-scheme mechanism.

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Funding

This project was supported financially by the program of Science and Technology Department of Sichuan province (No.2015JY0081).

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