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Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ag 3 PO 4 via Fullerene C 60 modification
Author(s) -
Song Limin,
Yang Jinfeng,
Chen Qian,
Zhang Shujuan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/aoc.4472
Subject(s) - photocatalysis , chemistry , fullerene , photoluminescence , methyl orange , photochemistry , transmission electron microscopy , nuclear chemistry , irradiation , precipitation , visible spectrum , catalysis , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , materials science , physics , optoelectronics , meteorology , nuclear physics
Fullerene‐C 60 ‐modified Ag 3 PO 4 photocatalysts (C 60 /Ag 3 PO 4 ) were prepared via facile chemical precipitation. The structures, morphology and photocatalytic properties of C 60 /Ag 3 PO 4 were characterized by X‐ray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), photoluminescence (PL) spectrometry, and ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) absorption spectrometry. C 60 /Ag 3 PO 4 exhibits considerably higher photocatalytic activity for degradation of Methyl Orange. The degradation conversion reached 93% after 8 min of light irradiation. Besides, the enhancement of photocatalytic activity could be attributed to the active species •OH , which can be ascribed to strong synergistic effect between Fullerene C 60 and Ag 3 PO 4 .