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The visible light hydrogen production of the Z-Scheme Ag3PO4/Ag/g-C3N4 nanosheets composites

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The Z-Scheme Ag3PO4/Ag/g-C3N4 nanosheets composites are synthesised via simple annealing and anion-exchange precipitation method. The obtained samples are characterized by SEM, XRD, TEM, XPS, UV–Vis and PL, which imply that the Z-Scheme Ag3PO4/Ag/g-C3N4 structure has been prepared successfully. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared Ag3PO4/Ag/g-C3N4 nanosheets composites displays a remarkable enhancement after the Ag3PO4/Ag nanoparticles being introduced by the hydrogen production under visible light. Further, the Z-Scheme structure of the sample and the lamellar structure of the C3N4 are considered as the main reasons for the enhancement.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51672249, 51603187 and 91122022), Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. LQ17F040004 and LY15E030011).

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    Mingzhu You, Jiaqi Pan, Chunyan Chi, Beibei Wang, Weijie Zhao, Changsheng Song, Yingying Zheng & Chaorong Li

  2. School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Taizhou Vocational & Technical College, Taizhou, People’s Republic of China

    Weijie Zhao

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You, M., Pan, J., Chi, C. et al. The visible light hydrogen production of the Z-Scheme Ag3PO4/Ag/g-C3N4 nanosheets composites. J Mater Sci 53, 1978–1986 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1612-6

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