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Preparation and photocatalytic performance of Ag/AgCl-modified cubic ZHS hollow particles

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SnZn(OH)6 (ZHS) hollow cubes were synthesized by a facile self-templated method at room temperature, and Ag/AgCl/ZHS particles were prepared by a photodepositing method. The crystalline structure and morphology of the prepared particles were characterized by x-ray diffraction, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and N2 adsorption. The results indicated that the particles had almost uniform monoclinic geometry and size. The photocatalytic oxidation of Rhodamine B was used to evaluate the photocatalytic activity of the synthesized photocatalysts. It is found that the hollow Ag/AgCl/ZHS showed the highest catalytic performance under visible or UV light, which can be attributed to the synergetic effect of Ag, AgCl, and ZHS.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work was supported by grants from the Nature Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21373188 and 21243010), Nature Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (LY12B03001), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21003109).

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    Wenyan Wang, Tinghua Wu & Ying Wu

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Wang, W., He, Y., Wu, T. et al. Preparation and photocatalytic performance of Ag/AgCl-modified cubic ZHS hollow particles. Journal of Materials Research 29, 1175–1182 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2014.102

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