Nanorod bundle-like silver cyanamide nanocrystals for the high-efficiency photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline.

ABSTRACT: Silver cyanamide (Ag₂NCN) is a type of functional semiconductor material with a visible-light response. Ag₂NCN nanocrystals with nanorod bundle-like (RB) or straw bundle-like (SB) assemblies were successfully prepared, and it was found that the as-prepared Ag₂NCN nanorod bundle (RB) samples had a narrower bandgap of 2.16 eV, which was lower than those reported. As a result, RB samples demonstrated a higher photocatalytic activity towards tetracycline (TC) degradation. The analyses of active species confirmed that both the photo-generated holes and ˙O₂ ^- radicals of the RB sample played significant roles during the process of photocatalytic degradation of TC, and the holes were the main active species. These results indicated that effec

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8695649 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature