An innovative glycine complexing approach to silver phosphate myriapods with improved photocatalytic activity

Abstract

Without using any templates, surface-etched Ag₃PO₄ myriapods were synthesized by a simple glycine complexing method. The unique surface structure endows Ag₃PO₄ with a high specific surface area, thus leading to greatly improved photocatalytic degradation activity for Rhodamine B compared to that for the solid structures. The glycine complexing strategy is expected to be extended to the preparation of other photocatalysts.