Synthesis of Ag<inf>3</inf>VO<inf>4</inf> nanoparticles loaded on Bi<inf>2</inf>MoO<inf>6</inf> nanoplates as heterostructure visible light driven photocatalyst by sonochemical method

• Main Authors: Nualkaew P., Phuruangrat A., Dumrongrojthanath P., Thongtem S., Thongtem T.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84991628911&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/41501
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

©2016 The Ceramic Society of Japan. All rights reserved. Ag 3 VO 4 /Bi 2 MoO 6 nanocomposites were successfully synthesized by sonochemical method. The as-synthesized products were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The results revealed the formation of heterostructure Ag 3 VO 4 /Bi 2 MoO 6 nanocomposites. Photocatalytic activity of the nanocomposites was evaluated through the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) dye under visible white light irradiation. Among them, heterostructure 10.0 wt% Ag 3 VO 4 /Bi 2 MoO 6 nanocomposites exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity up to 56.26% for the degradation of RhB dye under visible white light within 240 min.