Direct Z-Scheme AgBr/β-MnO₂ Photocatalysts for Highly Efficient Photocatalytic and Anticancer Activity.

ABSTRACT: The preparation of visible light-responsive efficient photocatalysts for removing organic contaminants from water and killing cancer cells has gotten a lot of attention due to the growing global concern. In this study, we have successfully fabricated an efficient AgBr/β-MnO₂ nanocomposite via a facile deposition and precipitation method at room temperature. Techniques such as XRD, SEM-EDS, TEM, DRS, PL, EIS, ESR, and FTIR were used to determine the crystalline, structural, morphological, optical, and other properties. The SEM and TEM analyses reveal that AgBr NPs are decorated on the surface of β-MnO₂, which possesses rods with a sphere-like structure for AgBr/β-MnO₂. The EDX analysis confirms the existence of Mn, O, Ag, and Br elements in the nanocomposite

SUBMITTER: Warshagha MZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434753 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature