NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
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2019
·Vol. 43
·期 43
·17104-17115
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IF 3.069
Lisha You,Minghuan Gao,Tiesheng Li,Linna Guo,Penglei Chen,Minghua Liu
Semiconductor-based photocatalysis attracts wide attention owing to its ability to directly utilize solar energy for the production of solar fuels. In particular, the construction of Z-scheme heterojunctions is demonstrated to benefit the photocatalytic performance because of the separation and transfer of the photogenerated charge carriers and well-preserved strong redox ability. In this work, a series of Z-scheme Ag3PO4/WO3 p–n junction photocatalysts were prepared employing a facile impregnation method. The photocatalysts (Ag3PO4/WO3 p–n junction) presented enhanced photo-degradation efficiency; for example, with AW-45, 99.9% degradation could be obtained for RhB (30 ppm) on irradiation (λ > 420 nm, 350 W xenon lamp) for 7 min, which is a great improvement compared with the individual constituents. The degradation rate for AW-45 was 27 times higher than that of a commercial powder (P25). The apparent kinetic rate of catalytic degradation was obtained according to the results from the degradation process. The mechanism for electron transfer between Ag3PO4 and WO3 was also investigated. The reduction and oxidation processes concentrated on the CB (conducting band) of Ag3PO4 and the VB (valence band) of WO3, resulting in promoting the mechanism for photocatalytic degradation in the Z-scheme Ag3PO4/WO3 p–n junction photocatalysts.
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化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2018
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IF 6.735
Xuanwen Liu,Juanjuan Xu,Zhiyuan Ni,Renchao Wang,Junhua You,Rui Guo
The debated photocatalytic mechanism in the photocatalyst composite Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 is explored by analyzing the electron flow direction between Ag 3 PO 4 and WO 3 . Cubic phase WO 3 nanosheets with a thickness of 10–20 nm are prepared using the sintering method at 200 °C and decorated by cubic Ag 3 PO 4 particles using a practical deposition-precipitation method. Pure WO 3 shows a strong adsorption activity for rhodamine B (RhB) and methylene blue (MB), but no adsorption activity for methyl orange (MO) and it shows no photocatalytic activity on these three dye molecules. Pure Ag 3 PO 4 has no adsorption activity on RhB but shows a strong photocatalytic activity on RhB under visible light irradiation. As-prepared AW-x composites with different weight ratios show no adsorption activity but a high photocatalytic activity. However, after heat-treatment at 200 °C for 24 h, the composite catalysts show both a strong adsorption and photocatalytic activities on RhB. The results provide an indirect evidence that the electron flow direction is from WO 3 to Ag 3 PO 4 , which thus supports the Z-scheme photocatalytic mechanism.
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JOURNAL OF NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY
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2019
·Vol. 17
·期 1
·1-14
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IF 5.345
Gasmalla Hind Baballa,Lu Xiaoquan,Shinger Mahgoub Ibrahim,Ni Lubin,Chishti Aadil Nabi,Diao Guowang
Background Iron oxide nanocomposites have received a great attention for their application in various fields like physics, medicine, biology, and material science etc., due to their unique properties, such as magnetism, electrical properties, small size, biocompatibility and low toxicity. Methods Fe 3 O 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 @WO 3 nanocomposites with different weight percent of Ag 3 PO 4 were successfully prepared through fabricated Ag 3 PO 4 /Fe 3 O 4 with WO 3 via in situ fabrication method, electrospinning involved precursor solution preparation and spinning to enhance photocatalyst performance under simulated sunlight for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) and antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ). Results The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) under simulated light irradiation indicated that the nanocomposite with 0.25 mg of Ag 3 PO 4 has the best activity. An additional advantage of these photocatalysts is magnetic recoverability, using external magnetic field and photocatalytic stability of the nanocomposites was evaluated for three cycles. In addition, using different scavengers, holes (h + ) and superoxide radical (O
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radicals and hydroxide radical ( · OH) were identified the main oxidative species in the degradation reaction of methylene blue. Conclusions The results reveal that Fe 3 O 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 @WO 3 -0.25 nanocomposites have photocatalytic and antibacterial activity against S. aureus. The photocatalyst and mechanism based on the enhancement of electron transfer processes between Ag 3 PO 4 and WO 3 nanoparticles.
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2017
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IF 4.233
Qingyong Li,Fulei Wang,Yuxiang Hua,Yuting Luo,Xiaoheng Liu,Guorong Duan,Xujie Yang
A series of novel visible-light-driven Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 (AAPW) Z-scheme heterostructures were fabricated using a facile deposition-precipitation method followed by photo-reduction without adding any surfactant . To explore more deeply about the photocatalytic activity of AAPW nanocomposites under neutral and strongly acidic/alkaline conditions, we investigated their photocatalytic rhodamine B (RhB) efficiency at different pH value that was controlled by adding HNO 3 or NaOH aqueous solution. It was found that as-prepared AAPW photocatalysts showed enhanced photocatalytic RhB efficiency under neutral and even strongly acidic/alkaline environment. The process of charge carrier separation and transfer in the AAPW nanocomposites and Z-scheme mechanism for RhB degradation were described in sufficient detail based on systematical characterizations and measurements. The silver particles introduced to build AAPW Z-scheme structure should contribute to more efficient charge separation, resulting in enhanced photocurrent response and photocatalytic activity . We expect that this work will provide systematic study concerning Z-scheme Ag/Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 structure, and fulfill the research about photodegrade activity of catalyst under strongly acidic/alkaline conditions.
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS
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2021
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IF 2.495
Jianke Tang,Rongqian Meng,Yanfeng Xue,Shengjian Zhang,Qiaoling Li
A novel Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O composite was prepared by loading Ag 3 PO 4 on WO 3 ·H 2 O substrate via a two-step hydrothermal method and characterized by various analytical techniques. The photocatalytic performance was evaluated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) and oxytetracycline (OTC) under visible light irradiation. Within 30 min, 98.9 % MB can be degraded by the Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O composite with a molar ratio of 3:1 (3Ag/1W), which is higher than that of individual Ag 3 PO 4 and WO 3 ·H 2 O. The 3Ag/1W photocatalyst also exhibits improved photocatalytic activity for OTC degradation than pure WO 3 ·H 2 O and Ag 3 PO 4 . The improvement of photocatalytic activity would be mainly ascribed to the highly efficient separation of photo-induced electron-hole pairs due to matched band structure, as confirmed by photoluminescence spectra (PL) and photocurrent responses test. According to the experimental results of radical trapping and electron spin resonance (ESR), a possible photocatalytic mechanism of the Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O composite was proposed.
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering
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2024
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IF 1.4
Jianke Tang,Qiaoling Li,Rongqian Meng,Yanfeng Xue,Shengjian Zhang,Shengjuan Shao
Using the prepared Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O composite as the matrix, AgI nanoparticles were introduced onto the surface of Ag 3 PO 4 to construct AgI/Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O ternary heterojunction photocatalysts. The ternary composite photocatalysts exhibited higher photocatalytic degradation activities for rhodamine B (RhB) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) than those of binary Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O and AgI/WO 3 ·H 2 O photocatalysts and individual AgI, Ag 3 PO 4 , and WO 3 ·H 2 O photocatalysts. After exposure to visible light for 12 and 24 min, the removal efficiencies of RhB and TCH by the S2-50% photocatalyst (50% molar percentage of AgI to Ag 3 PO 4 ) reached 98.0% and 85.3%, respectively. After four degradation cycles, the removal efficiency of RhB by S2-50% remained at 93.2%, significantly surpassing that of the Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O photocatalyst. The enhanced photocatalytic performance of the AgI/Ag 3 PO 4 /WO 3 ·H 2 O photocatalyst is primarily attributed to the formation of Z-scheme/conventional Type II heterojunctions, which facilitate spatial separation of the photogenerated electrons and holes while maintaining the strong reductive capabilities of electrons in the AgI conduction band.
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