Coating metal–organic frameworks on plasmonic Ag/AgCl nanowire for boosting visible light photodegradation of organic pollutants

Abstract

Photoactive metal–organic frameworks, MIL-100(Fe), with controllable thickness are coated on plasmonic Ag/AgCl nanowire, for boosting visible light photodegradation of rhodamine B and tetracycline hydrochloride. The morphology and composition of the obtained nano-heterostructure were investigated in detail by SEM imaging, TEM imaging, XRD patterns, FT-IR spectra, N₂ adsorption–desorption curves and TGA patterns. Photoelectric performance test suggested that a Z-scheme photocatalysis system for efficient transfer of photogenerated charge carriers was established between MIL-100(Fe) and plasmonic Ag/AgCl nanowire.