Comparable Studies on Photocatalytic Activities of Ag₃PO₄ Microspheres and Polyhedrons

Abstract:

In this study, spherical and cubic Ag₃PO₄ microcrystals were prepared by a facile liquid chemical method and characterized by the XRD, SEM and UV-visible spectrometry. It was found that the as-prepared Ag₃PO₄ cubes showed the higher photocatalytic activity and stability than the sphere under visible-light irradiation in degrading Rhodamine B (RhB). The enhanced photocatalytic activity of the Ag₃PO₄ polyhedron might be attributed to a higher active surface energy of the former one.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 609-610)
• Pages: 335-340
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.609-610.335
• Online since: April 2014
• Authors: Bo Wang, Xiu Quan Gu*
• Keywords: Ag₃PO₄, Nanostructure, Photocatalytic

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