Magnetically separable Fe3O4–Ag3PO4 sub-micrometre composite: facile synthesis, high visible light-driven photocatalytic efficiency, and good recyclability

Hydrothermal synthesis of magnetic CoFe2O4/graphene nanocomposites with improved photocatalytic activity

“…Possessing both ferromagnetic and photocatalytic properties, the multi-ferroic materials are regarded as desirable candidates for initiating the oxidizing/reducing reactions under UV light and/or visible light [4][5][6]. Since these multi-ferroic materials are also separable from water by using a magnet, they also have great potential in wastewater treatment for degrading environmental concerned materials without introducing new pollutants into the system [7][8][9].…”

One-step Synthesis of Ag3PO4/Ag Photocatalyst with Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity

“…Recent reports indicated that AgX (X=Cl, Br, I) nanoshells on the surface of Ag 3 PO 4 can enhance their photocatalytic properties and stability 23 . Furthermore, carbon quantum dots 24 , graphene oxide 25,26 , TiO 2 [27] , Bi 2 MoO 6 [28] , SnO 2 [29] and Fe 3 O 4 [30] were successfully used to form Ag 3 PO 4 based hybrid nanostructures for getting enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability. The origin of photocatalytic performance of Ag 3 PO 4 using first-principles density functional theory was investigated [31][32][33] .…”

Ag3PO4/CoFe2O4 magnetic nanocomposite: synthesis, characterization and applications in catalytic reduction of nitrophenols and sunlight-assisted photocatalytic degradation of organic dye pollutants

“…12. [60][61][62][63][64] Under irradiation with sunlight, both CoFe 2 O 4 and the Ag 3 PO 4 can absorb the photon energy and produce the electron-hole pairs (eqn (3) to form active oxidants such as hydroxyl radicals (cOH) (eqn (4)). …”