Journal
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
Volume 134, Issue -, Pages 286-292Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2012.12.038
Keywords
Ag3PO4/Cr-SrTiO3; Heterojunction; IPA photodegradation; Photocatalysis
Funding
- World Premier International Research Center Initiative on Materials Nanoarchitectonics, MEXT
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A new heterojunction Ag3PO4/Cr-SrTiO3 was designed to eliminate the gaseous pollutants under visible light irradiation. The phase compositions, optical properties, and morphologies of the heterojunction photocatalysts were systematically investigated via powder X-ray diffraction, UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The photodegradation of Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) was carried out to test the photocatalytic activity of the heterojunction. The results revealed that the heterojunction exhibited considerably improved efficiency in IPA photodegradation (CO2, 13.2 ppm h(-1)) in comparison with pure Ag3PO4 (CO2, 0.4 ppm h(-1)) and Cr-SrTiO3 (CO2. 1.9 ppm h(-1)) under visible light irradiation. In addition, the effects of mixing ratio and calcination temperature of the heterojunction were studied. The highest activity was observed in the Ag3PO4/Cr-SrTiO3 heterojunction with the mass ratio of 1:4 (Ag3PO4:Cr-SrTiO3) sintered at 500 degrees C. An investigation of energy-band structure via valence-band X-ray photoelectron spectrum indicates that the conduction band (CB) and valence band (VB) of Ag3PO4 are both more positive than that of Cr-SrTiO3, which facilitates the separation and transfer of photogenerated electrons and holes between the two photocatalysts. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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