Environmentally friendly fabrication of Ag nanoparticles decorated on g-C₃N₄ for enhancing the photodegradation of RhB.

ABSTRACT: This work presents an eco-friendly method for the preparation of a silver nanoparticle (AgNP) decorated g-C₃N₄ nanocomposite using purple leaf extract as a green reduction agent. The photocatalytic performance of the resulting nanocomposite was studied through the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) dye pollution in an aqueous solution. X-ray diffraction analysis of powder samples revealed the coexistence of face-centered cubic AgNP crystalline and g-C₃N₄ structures, with a slight shift in the dominant diffraction peak (002) of g-C₃N₄, indicating successful incorporation of AgNPs. Optical analysis showed a reduction in the bandgap of the nanocomposite compared with that of the pure g-C₃N₄ sample. The photo

SUBMITTER: Luu Thi LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278500 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature