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Synthesis and Characterization Ag Nanoparticles Supported on Bi2WO6 Nanoplates for Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B

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Heterostructure Ag/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites with different weight contents of Ag nanoparticles for photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB) were successfully synthesized by solution precipitate-deposition method using sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) certify the successful synthesis of cubic Ag nanoparticles supported on the surface of orthorhombic Bi2WO6 nanoplates. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed the presence of metallic Ag species supported on Bi2WO6 nanoplates. The photocatalytic performance of heterostructure Ag/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites were investigated through the degradation of RhB under visible light irradiation. In this research, Ag/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites exhibited excellent chemical stability and recyclability under visible light irradiation. The 5 wt% Ag/Bi2WO6 showed the highest photodegradation of RhB due to the Ag nanoparticles acting as an electron trapper, to restrain the recombination of photo-induced electrons and holes, to improve the charge separation, and to enhance the photocatalytic performance of Bi2WO6.

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Acknowledgements

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 and Characterization Ag Nanoparticles Supported on Bi2WO6 Nanoplates for Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B. J Inorg Organomet Polym 30, 1033–1040 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-019-01254-5

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