Facile synthesis of a novel WO₃/Ag₂MoO₄ particles-on-plate staggered type II heterojunction with improved visible-light photocatalytic activity in removing environmental pollutants.

ABSTRACT: A novel WO₃/Ag₂MoO₄ heterojunction has been synthesized through a facile precipitation method with Ag₂MoO₄ particles firmly deposited on the surface of WO₃ nanoplates, forming "particles-on-plate" type II heterojunction structures. This heterojunction exhibited improved photocatalytic activities for the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB), 4 chlorophenol (4-CP) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) under visible-light irradiation compared to pure Ag₂MoO₄ and WO₃. In addition, the heterojunction with 10 wt% Ag₂MoO₄ displays the best photocatalytic performance, which was about 2 times better than that of pure WO₃ or Ag₂MoO₄. The TC photodegradat

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9074080 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature