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Ag-doped Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 nanocomposite: controlled synthesis and good photocatalytic activity of a new ternary nanocomposite based on plasmon resonance effect

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In this paper, Ag/Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 nanocomposite was synthesized by ultrasonic-assisted precipitation method. The morphology and structure and optical properties of Ag/Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS, HRTEM, XPS, BET, and UV–Vis DRS. The photocatalytic activity of Ag/Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 was evaluated by degrading Rhodamine B (RhB) solution under visible-light irradiation. Compared with Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5, the photocatalytic activity of Ag/Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 was improved, which may be due to the plasmon resonance effect of Ag. Ag doping improves the charge transfer and light absorption capacity of Ag/Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 heterojunction. After 90 min of visible-light irradiation, the degradation efficiencies of MB, RhB, and MO by Ag/Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 were 100%, 99.89%, and 85.88%, respectively. It was shown by free radical trapping experiments that h+ was the main active species in the degradation of RhB by Ag/Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5, while ·O2− and ·OH played a secondary role.

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This work has been supported by the Research Fund Project of Mudanjiang Normal University (No. GP2022005, kjcx2022-066mdjnu), and Science and Technology Project of Mudanjiang City (No. HT2020JG047).

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Ren, Y., Li, H., Gao, S. et al. Ag-doped Ag3PO4/Bi2SiO5 nanocomposite: controlled synthesis and good photocatalytic activity of a new ternary nanocomposite based on plasmon resonance effect. Appl. Phys. A 129, 454 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-06714-x

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