A Ag nanoparticle functionalized Sg-C₃N₄/Bi₂O₃ 2D nanohybrid: a promising visible light harnessing photocatalyst towards degradation of rhodamine B and tetracycline.

ABSTRACT: In the present work, S doped graphitic carbon nitride (Sg-C₃N₄) 2D nanosheets were synthesized by performing a thermal polymerization reaction of thiourea at 500 °C. After that the surface of Sg-C₃N₄ was functionalized with Bi₂O₃/Ag composite nanoparticles via a chemical precipitation method followed by heat treatment at 330 °C. The prepared Sg-C₃N₄/Bi₂O₃/Ag ternary nanocomposites were used as a visible light active photocatalyst for catalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) dye and tetracycline hydrochloride, under natural solar light. The prepared ternary nanocomposites were characterized by using UV-Vis DRS, FT-IR, FESEM, EDX, TEM, XRD, photoluminescence (PL), electroche

SUBMITTER: Padhiari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9417822 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature