Comment on ‘Novel nanocrystalline zinc silver antimonate (ZnAg3SbO4): an efficient & ecofriendly visible light photocatalyst with enhanced hydrogen generation’ by S. A. Mahapure, P. K. Palei, L. K. Nikam, R. P. Panmand, J. D. Ambekar, S. K. Apte and B. B. Kale, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 12835

Abstract

A few points of scientific importance regarding the XRD data interpretation of the recently reported novel ZnAg₃SbO₄ are raised in this comment. The formation of AgCl (along with some impurities originating from Zn and/or Sb) rather than ZnAg₃SbO₄ is proved after comparison of the reported XRD pattern in the original paper and the simulated XRD pattern of AgCl in this comment.