Synthesis of Pb9(PO4)6/Ag3PO4 Composite Photocatalysts with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity. (28th January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guo, Caiping; Song, Limin; Zhang, Shujuan
• Is Part Of: Photochemistry and photobiology. Volume 94:Number 2(2018)
• Page Start: 228
• Page End: 236
• Publication Date: 2018-01-28
• Subjects: Photochemistry -- Periodicals; Light -- Physiological effect -- Periodicals; 541.35
• DOI: 10.1111/php.12851
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-8655

Abstract

Abstract: Pb9 (PO4 )6 /Ag3 PO4 photocatalysts with different amounts of Pb9 (PO4 )6 were successfully synthesised by the ion exchange method. The catalysts were characterized by X‐ray diffractometry (XRD), High‐resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Brunauer– Emmett–Teller (BET), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT‐IS), and ultraviolet‐visible (UV‐vis) spectroscopy. All Pb9 (PO4 )6 /Ag3 PO4 photocatalysts show much higher photocatalytic activities than pure Ag3 PO4 under visible light irradiation in the methyl‐orange (MO) decomposition. Especially, the 3.0 wt% Pb9 (PO4 )6 /Ag3 PO4 photocatalyst shows the highest photoactivity and also high stability after five cycles. The MO degradation rate during each cycle is almost maintained at 97%. Photo‐electrochemical measurement of photocatalysts verified that the enhancing photocatalytic activity was resulted from the electron‐hole pair high separation. The photocatalytic activity enhancement of Pb9 (PO4 )6 /Ag3 PO4 is closely related to · OH, the main active oxygen species. Abstract : Herein, we reported a novel stable Pb9 (PO4 )6 /Ag3 PO4 composite photocatalyst by the simple ion exchange method. Our result demonstrated that the Pb9 (PO4 )6 /Ag3 PO4 is a excellent photocatalytic activity for degrading MO. We also discussed the possible photodegradation mechanism in the Pb9 (PO4 )6 /Ag3 PO4 system. The results show that the ?OH is the main reactive oxygen species in the photocatalytic process.