Facile synthesis of novel Ag3PO4 tetrapods and the {110} facets-dominated photocatalytic activity

Jun Wang; Fei Teng; Mindong Chen; Jingjing Xu; Yueqin Song; Xiaolong Zhou

doi:10.1039/C2CE26060C

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Facile synthesis of novel Ag₃PO₄ tetrapods and the {110} facets-dominated photocatalytic activity†

Jun Wang,^a Fei Teng,*^a Mindong Chen,^a Jingjing Xu,^a Yueqin Song^b and Xiaolong Zhou^b

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^a Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control, Innovative Research Laboratory of Environment and Energy, School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Sciences and Engineering, Nanjing 210044, P. R. China
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^b Petroleum Processing Research Center, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China

Abstract

Highly uniform silver orthophosphate microcrystals with novel tetrapod morphology are, for the first time, synthesized via a simple hydrothermal route with the assistance of urea. The effect of active crystal facets on the photocatalytic activity is principally investigated. The silver orthophosphate tetrapods exhibit significantly higher visible light activity than the polyhedrons for the degradation of toxic organic compounds due to the highly exposed {110} facets.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CE26060C
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 03 Jul 2012
Accepted: 17 Oct 2012
First published: 18 Oct 2012

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CrystEngComm, 2013,15, 39-42

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Facile synthesis of novel Ag₃PO₄ tetrapods and the {110} facets-dominated photocatalytic activity

J. Wang, F. Teng, M. Chen, J. Xu, Y. Song and X. Zhou, CrystEngComm, 2013, 15, 39 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE26060C

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