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Facile deposition of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles on Bi2MoO6 nanoplates by microwave for highly efficient photocatalysis

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A simple microwave method has been successfully developed to effectively produce Ag3PO4/Bi2MoO6 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 Ag3PO4 nanoparticles and orthorhombic Bi2MoO6 nanoplates has been characterized by XRD and TEM. In this research, the as-produced heterostructure Ag3PO4/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites display effective photogenerated charge transfer between Ag3PO4 and Bi2MoO6 which can improve charge separation. The 10.0 wt % Ag3PO4/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites showed the highest photocatalytic performance as high as 4.36 times of the pure Bi2MoO6 sample.

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  1. Division of Chemistry, School of Science, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80161, Thailand

    Phonthep Nualkaew

  2. Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand

    Anukorn Phuruangrat

  3. Electron Microscopy Research and Service Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Budsabong Kuntalue

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

    Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath & Titipun Thongtem

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

    Somchai Thongtem

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

    Somchai Thongtem

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Nualkaew, P., Phuruangrat, A., Kuntalue, B. et al. Facile deposition of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles on Bi2MoO6 nanoplates by microwave for highly efficient photocatalysis. Russ. J. Inorg. Chem. 62, 836–842 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S003602361706016X

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