A facile synthesis of Ag/AgCl hybrid nanostructures with tunable morphologies and compositions as advanced visible light plasmonic photocatalysts. Issue 22 (12th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shahzad, Aasim; Kim, Woo-Sik; Yu, Taekyung
• Is Part Of: Dalton transactions. Volume 45:Issue 22(2016)
• Page Start: 9158
• Page End: 9165
• Publication Date: 2016-05-12
• Subjects: Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; Chemistry, Inorganic -- Periodicals; 546.05
• DOI: 10.1039/c6dt00993j
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9226

Abstract

Abstract : Ag/AgCl plasmonic photocatalysts are synthesized by a simple and rapid method in an aqueous-phase. The Ag/AgCl hybrid nanostructures exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability toward the degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation because of their strong surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect. Abstract : This paper describes a simple and fast aqueous-phase route to the synthesis of Ag/AgCl hybrid nanostructures. These hybrid nanostructures were synthesized by reduction of AgCl nanoparticles with controlled shapes prepared by reacting Ag + with Cl − in the presence of polyethyleneimine (PEI) in an aqueous-phase. We could easily control the morphology and composition of the nanostructures by varying the experimental conditions, including the reaction temperature and the amount of the reducing agent. The as-synthesized Ag/AgCl hybrid nanostructures exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity and stability during the degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation because of their strong surface plasmon resonance (SPR) effect.