Synthesis and visible light photocatalytic performance of CeO<sub>2</sub>-Ag/AgBr composite microspheres
CeO<sub>2</sub> mesoporous microspheres were synthesized by hydrothermal method and loaded with AgBr nanoparticles(NPs)on their surface. A small amount of Ag nanoparticles were obtained by <i>in-situ</i> reduction by photo deposition method to prepare CeO<sub>2</sub&...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | zho |
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Journal of Materials Engineering
2020-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Materials Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://jme.biam.ac.cn/CN/10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2019.000935 |
Summary: | CeO<sub>2</sub> mesoporous microspheres were synthesized by hydrothermal method and loaded with AgBr nanoparticles(NPs)on their surface. A small amount of Ag nanoparticles were obtained by <i>in-situ</i> reduction by photo deposition method to prepare CeO<sub>2</sub>-Ag/AgBr heterostructure catalyst. CeO<sub>2</sub>-Ag/AgBr samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet diffuse reflection (DRS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), fluorescence spectroscopy (PL) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The photocatalytic performance of CeO<sub>2</sub>-Ag/AgBr(CAAB) was investigated with Rhodamine B(RhB) as the target degradation material and xenon lamp (500 W). The results show that the photocatalytic activity of CAAB-3 (36.03%AgBr) is the highest. When the concentration of CAAB-3 is 5 mg/L, the degradation rate of RhB reaches 94.84% within 80 min, which is 22.3 times of the degradation capacity of CeO<sub>2</sub>. After multiple cycles of experiments, the degradation rate of CAAB-3 remains stable at 88.55%. The plasma on resonance effect of Ag NPs reduces the recombination of electron holes and photogenic carriers and enhances the photocatalytic performance. |
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ISSN: | 1001-4381 1001-4381 |