Ag_(3)PO_(4)exhibits a high photocatalytic activity if exposed to visible light,however,it displays bottlenecks such as poor cycle-stability and mediocre ability to degrade methyl orange(MO)because of limited adsorpti...Ag_(3)PO_(4)exhibits a high photocatalytic activity if exposed to visible light,however,it displays bottlenecks such as poor cycle-stability and mediocre ability to degrade methyl orange(MO)because of limited adsorption of MO molecules onto its surface.In this study,nano TiO_(2)prepared by a one-step method was combined with Ag_(3)PO_(4)to form a TiO_(2)@Ag_(3)PO_(4)heterojunction in order to improve this material both in terms of photocatalysis and photostability.After adding a KH-570 silane coupling agent,the photocatalytic performance of TiO_(2)@Ag_(3)PO_(4)could be improved even further,with the degradation rate of MO maintained at more than 90%after three cycles of visible in light.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(No.18KJD430009)the Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province.
文摘Ag_(3)PO_(4)exhibits a high photocatalytic activity if exposed to visible light,however,it displays bottlenecks such as poor cycle-stability and mediocre ability to degrade methyl orange(MO)because of limited adsorption of MO molecules onto its surface.In this study,nano TiO_(2)prepared by a one-step method was combined with Ag_(3)PO_(4)to form a TiO_(2)@Ag_(3)PO_(4)heterojunction in order to improve this material both in terms of photocatalysis and photostability.After adding a KH-570 silane coupling agent,the photocatalytic performance of TiO_(2)@Ag_(3)PO_(4)could be improved even further,with the degradation rate of MO maintained at more than 90%after three cycles of visible in light.