AgInO2 nanoparticles: Novel solvent-free synthesis, characterization, and their visible-light-induced photocatalytic activities. Issue 12 (2nd December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mousavi-Kamazani, Mehdi; Zarghami, Zabihullah; Beshkar, Farshad; Motevalli, Kourosh
• Is Part Of: Inorganic and nano-metal chemistry. Volume 47:Issue 12(2017)
• Page Start: 1695
• Page End: 1700
• Publication Date: 2017-12-02
• Subjects: AgInO2 -- nanoparticles -- thermal decomposition -- photocatalyst -- solar cell; Inorganic compounds -- Synthesis -- Periodicals; Nanostructured materials -- Periodicals; Reactivity (Chemistry) -- Periodicals; Inorganic compounds -- Synthesis; Nanostructured materials; Reactivity (Chemistry); Periodicals; 546
• DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2017.1357618
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2470-1556

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The current study presents a successful synthesis of AgInO2 (AIO) nanostructures via a novel, green, and low-cost solid-state thermal decomposition route for the first time. Prepared silver (I) salicylate, [Ag(HSal)], was utilized as a new appropriate precursor to obtain AgInO2 nanostructures. As-synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, FTIR, DRS, XPS, and EDS. Furthermore, the efficiency of AIO nanoparticles as a photocatalyst for the decolorization of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light irradiation was evaluated. The synthesized AIO nanoparticles exhibited a remarkable photocatalytic activity and in the presence of AIO, 99.99% degradation of RhB was obtained after 210 min. A preliminary feasibility study on the development of a solar cell having the FTO/AIO/CdS/Pt-FTO and FTO/TiO2 /AIO/Pt-FTO structures was also investigated.