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Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of Ni12P5 hollow microspheres

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Ni12P5 hollow microspheres were prepared by a simple mixed cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide/sodium dodecyl sulfate surfactant-assisted hydrothermal route. The as-prepared Ni12P5 microstructures were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was interesting to find that cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide/sodium dodecyl sulfate could form a micro-reactor by the mixed micelles in the aqueous solution, which served as a soft template for Ni12P5 hollow microspheres with a diameter of 2~6 μm. Moreover, the as-prepared Ni12P5 hollow microspheres exhibited a good photocatalytic degradation activity for some organic dyes (such as Rhodamine B, Methylene Blue, Pyronine B, and Safranine T), and the degradation ratio could achieve more than 80%.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Auxiliary Chemistry & Technology for Chemical Industry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an, 710021, China

    Shuling Liu, Xiaoli Han, Hongzhe Zhang & Hui Liu

  2. College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an, 710021, China

    Shuling Liu, Xiaoli Han, Hongzhe Zhang & Hui Liu

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Liu, S., Han, X., Zhang, H. et al. Synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic properties of Ni12P5 hollow microspheres. J Nanopart Res 19, 168 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-017-3851-5

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