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Synthesis of Ag/Bi2MoO6 Nanocomposites Using NaBH4 as Reducing Agent for Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis of Rhodamine B

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Heterostructure Ag/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites with excellent and stable photocatalytic activity for photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB) were successfully synthesized by precipitation-deposition in the solution containing NaBH4 as a reducing reagent. The heterostructure Ag/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites with different contents of the loaded Ag were cubic phase of metallic silver nanoparticles adsorbed on surface of orthorhombic Bi2MoO6 nanoplates. The photocatalytic activities of heterostructure Ag/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites were investigated through photodegradation of RhB and were compared with pure Bi2MoO6 phase induced by Xe visible light irradiation. In this research, the heterostructure 2.5 wt% Ag/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites exhibited the highest photocatalytic performance with excellent chemical stability and recyclability under visible light irradiation. Furthermore, the mechanism of RhB degradation by heterostructure Ag/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites was also proposed and discussed.

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We are extremely grateful to Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand for providing financial support through the contact No. SCI6202009S, and Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University under the administration of Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand

    Anukorn Phuruangrat & Paveen-On Keereesaensuk

  2. Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, 620 024, India

    K. Karthik

  3. Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna Chiang Rai, Chiang Rai, 57120, Thailand

    Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath

  4. Program in Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Bangkok, 10600, Thailand

    Nuengruethai Ekthammathat

  5. Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Somchai Thongtem

  6. Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Somchai Thongtem & Titipun Thongtem

  7. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Titipun Thongtem

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Phuruangrat, A., Keereesaensuk, PO., Karthik, K. et al. Synthesis of Ag/Bi2MoO6 Nanocomposites Using NaBH4 as Reducing Agent for Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysis of Rhodamine B. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 322–329 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01190-4

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