Facile deposition of Ag<inf>3</inf>PO<inf>4</inf> nanoparticles on Bi<inf>2</inf>MoO<inf>6</inf> nanoplates by microwave for highly efficient photocatalysis

• Main Authors: Phonthep Nualkaew, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Budsabong Kuntalue, Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath, Titipun Thongtem, Somchai Thongtem
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85021665175&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46588
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. A simple microwave method has been successfully developed to effectively produce Ag 3 PO 4 /Bi 2 MoO 6 nanocomposites. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have been employed to determine the phase and morphology of the as-produced products. The photocatalytic activities were tested through the rhodamine B (RhB) degradation under visiblelight radiation. The interaction between cubic Ag 3 PO 4 nanoparticles and orthorhombic Bi 2 MoO 6 nanoplates has been characterized by XRD and TEM. In this research, the as-produced heterostructure Ag 3 PO 4 /Bi 2 MoO 6 nanocomposites display effective photogenerated charge transfer between Ag 3 PO 4 and Bi 2 MoO 6 which can improve charge separation. The 10.0 wt % Ag 3 PO 4 /Bi 2 MoO 6 nanocomposites showed the highest photocatalytic performance as high as 4.36 times of the pure Bi 2 MoO 6 sample.