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Study on the synthesis and photocatalysis of Ag3PO4 polyhedral microcrystals

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The silver phosphate (Ag3PO4) sample was synthesized using Na3PO4, AgNO3 and PEG-10000 as raw materials by the hydrothermal method. Its different morphologies were obtained by changing temperature and surfactant. And its structures and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The result of the study indicated that after the heat treatment at 150°C, the as-obtained Ag3PO4 polyhedral microcrystal’s diameter was about 4 μm. Meanwhile, it showed that using Ag3PO4 polyhedral microcrystals as photocatalysts, the photocatalytic degradation rate of methylene blue in aqueous solution was close to 98.5% after 25 min of sunlight.

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This work was financially supported by the Anhui Provincial Project of Outstanding Young Talents Fund in Universities (No. gxyqZD2016342); Suzhou University Professor Research Projects (No. 2017jb02); Innovative Research Team of Anhui Provincial Education Department (2016SCXPTTD) and Key Discipline of Material Science and Engineering of Suzhou University (2017XJZDXK3).

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Suzhou University, Suzhou, 234000, People’s Republic of China

    TAO GENG, SHUANGBIN ZHANG & YAO CHEN

  2. Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institute, Suzhou, 234000, People’s Republic of China

    TAO GENG & SHUANGBIN ZHANG

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GENG, T., ZHANG, S. & CHEN, Y. Study on the synthesis and photocatalysis of Ag3PO4 polyhedral microcrystals. Bull Mater Sci 43, 223 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-020-02190-8

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