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Microwave-Assisted Deposition Synthesis and Characterization of Heterostructure Pd/Bi2WO6 Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties Induced by Visible-Light Radiation

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Heterostructure Pd/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites were successful synthesized in ethylene glycol by microwave-assisted deposition method at 300 W for 10 min. Effect of the loaded Pd on phase, composition, morphology, and visible-light-driven photocatalytic properties of Bi2WO6 was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), fast Fourier transform (FFT) diffraction, UV–visible absorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In this research, good distribution of spherical cubic Pd nanoparticles with particle size of 15–20 nm supported on orthorhombic Bi2WO6 thin nanoplates. The 10% Pd/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites reveal major metallic Pd0 species containing in Bi2WO6 sample. Photocatalytic activities of Bi2WO6 loaded with different weight contents of Pd were monitored through photodegradation of cationic rhodamine B (RhB) dye under visible light irradiation of a xenon lamp. The 10% Pd/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites have the highest photocatalytic activity because Pd nanoparticles as electron acceptors promoted interfacial charge-transfer through Pd/Bi2WO6 heterojunctions.

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We are extremely grateful to the Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand, for providing financial support with the contact no. SCI6202009S and the Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

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  1. Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand

    Anukorn Phuruangrat & Jarupat Teppetcharat

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Panudda Patiphatpanya & Titipun Thongtem

  3. Faculty of Science and Agricultural Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Nan, Nan, 55000, Thailand

    Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath

  4. Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Titipun Thongtem & Somchai Thongtem

  5. Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Somchai Thongtem

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Phuruangrat, A., Teppetcharat, J., Patiphatpanya, P. et al. Microwave-Assisted Deposition Synthesis and Characterization of Heterostructure Pd/Bi2WO6 Nanocomposites with Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties Induced by Visible-Light Radiation. Braz J Phys 52, 198 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-022-01204-6

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