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Fabrication and characterization of visible-light-induced photocatalyst Gd2O3/Ag3VO4

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Gd2O3/Ag3VO4 photocatalysts are synthesized through the impregnation method and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS). It is shown that Gd3+ is dispersed on the surface of Ag3VO4 in the form of Gd2O3. The DRS analysis indicates that the ability of visible-light absorption of Gd2O3/Ag3VO4 catalysts is enhanced greatly. The photocatalytic activities of the samples are evaluated by degradation of Rhodamine B dye under UV and visible-light irradiation, respectively. The experimental results show that the role of Gd2O3 content has a significant impact on the photocatalytic activities of the samples. The mechanism of enhanced photocatalytic activity after the Gd introduction is discussed.

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This work is supported by the Doctoral Innovation Fund of Jiangsu (CX08B-142Z) and the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 20876071, 20676057 and 20871061).

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    Guangsong Sun, Hui Xu, Huaming Li, Huoming Shu & Qi Zhang

  2. School of the Environment, Jiangsu University, 212013, Zhenjiang, People’s Republic of China

    Guangsong Sun, Hui Xu & Chengtang Liu

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Sun, G., Xu, H., Li, H. et al. Fabrication and characterization of visible-light-induced photocatalyst Gd2O3/Ag3VO4 . Reac Kinet Mech Cat 99, 471–484 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-010-0152-8

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