Issue 38, 2015

One-dimensional Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of 4-nitrophenol

Abstract

One-dimensional TiO2 nanofibers were synthesized using an electrospinning method. Subsequently, Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterostructures were successfully fabricated through a simple deposition–precipitation reaction. The Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterostructures exhibited enhanced photocatalytic performance under visible light. The improved photocatalytic activities are attributed to the visible light absorption enhanced by Ag3PO4 and the formation of a heterojunction between TiO2 and Ag3PO4, which can effectively accelerate the charge separation and transfer. The heterostructures can be reclaimed easily by sedimentation without a decrease in the photocatalytic activity due to the large length to diameter ratio of the nanofiber framework.

Graphical abstract: One-dimensional Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of 4-nitrophenol

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
08 Dec 2014
Accepted
17 Mar 2015
First published
17 Mar 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 29693-29697

Author version available

One-dimensional Ag3PO4/TiO2 heterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of 4-nitrophenol

M. Zhang, L. Li and X. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 29693 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA15946B

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