Facile control synthesis of Ag₃PO₄ and morphologies effects on their photocatalytic properties

Abstract

We reported that Ag 3 PO 4 exhibits excellent photocatalytic properties for organic dye decomposition under visible-light irradiation. Herein, studies of photocatalytic performance have indicated that nano rhombic dodecahedrons (S1) exhibit much higher activities than micro rhombic dodecahedrons (S3) for the degradation of organic contaminants.

Tuning the particle size, physical properties, and photocatalytic activity of Ag3PO4 materials by changing the Ag+/ PO43− ratio

“…[1,2] As the formation of electron/hole pairs on the surface of APO particles plays an important role in the photocatalytic performance, many studies have been carried out with the aim to control the particle size or particle morphology to increase the specific surface area. [3][4][5][6] The studies showed that synthesis parameters such as the precipitating agents, [7,8] the ratios of the starting materials, [9,10] the concentration of the reaction catalysts, [5,11] the fabrication time, [3,4,12] and pH conditions [13] greatly influence the size and morphology of the particles.…”