Visible light induced degradation of methyl orange using β-Ag0.333V2O5 nanorod catalysts by facile thermal decomposition method

One dimensional nanorods of beta-Ag0.333V2O5 have been synthesized by facile thermal decomposition method without using any additives. The prepared sample was characterized by different physical and chemical techniques such as XRD, FE-SEM, TEM, DRS and XPS. The photocatalytic activity of beta-Ag0.333V2O5 catalyst was investigated by studying the degradation of methyl orange (MO) in aqueous medium under visible light exposure. The result shows beta-Ag0.333V2O5 exhibits outstanding photocatalytic activity under visible light illumination. (C) 2015 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B. V. on behalf of King Saud University.