Catalytic Application and Mechanism Studies of Argentic Chloride Coupled Ag/Au Hollow Heterostructures: Considering the Interface Between Ag/Au Bimetals

Nanoscale Research Letters

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[1] 0000 0000 9731 2422, grid.411431.2, Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, 412007, Zhuzhou, People’s Republic of China;0000 0000 9731 2422, grid.411431.2, Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, 412007, Zhuzhou, People’s Republic of China;0000 0001 2331 6153, grid.49470.3e, Laboratory of Printable Functional Nanomaterials and Printed Electronics, School of Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China;0000 0001 2331 6153, grid.49470.3e, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China;0000 0001 2331 6153, grid.49470.3e, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China;0000 0001 2331 6153, grid.49470.3e, Laboratory of Printable Functional Nanomaterials and Printed Electronics, School of Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China;0000 0001 2331 6153, grid.49470.3e, Laboratory of Printable Functional Nanomaterials and Printed Electronics, School of Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China;0000 0001 2331 6153, grid.49470.3e, Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China;grid.448798.e, Hunan Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis, Changsha University, 410022, Changsha, People’s Republic of China;0000 0001 2331 6153, grid.49470.3e, Laboratory of Printable Functional Nanomaterials and Printed Electronics, School of Printing and Packaging, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China;

关键词: Ag nanowires;    Galvanic replacement reaction;    Ag/Au bimetals;    Catalysis;    Photocatalysis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s11671-019-2862-9

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【 摘 要 】

For an economical use of solar energy, photocatalysts that are sufficiently efficient, stable, and capable of harvesting light are required. Composite heterostructures composed of noble metals and semiconductors exhibited the excellent in catalytic application. Here, 1D Ag/Au/AgCl hollow heterostructures are synthesized by galvanic replacement reaction (GRR) from Ag nanowires (NWs). The catalytic properties of these as-obtained Ag/Au/AgCl hollow heterostructures with different ratios are investigated by reducing 4-nitrophenol (Nip) into 4-aminophenol (Amp) in the presence of NaBH4, and the influence of AgCl semiconductor to the catalytic performances of Ag/Au bimetals is also investigated. These hollow heterostructures show the higher catalytic properties than pure Ag NWs, and the AgCl not only act as supporting materials, but the excess AgCl is also the obstacle for contact of Ag/Au bimetals with reactive species. Moreover, the photocatalytic performances of these hollow heterostructures are carried out by degradation of acid orange 7 (AO7) under UV and visible light. These Ag/Au/AgCl hollow heterostructures present the higher photocatalytic activities than pure Ag NWs and commercial TiO2 (P25), and the Ag/Au bimetals enhance the photocatalytic activity of AgCl semiconductor via the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) and plasmon resonance energy transfer (PRET) mechanisms. The as-synthesized 1D Ag/Au/AgCl hollow heterostructures with multifunction could apply in practical environmental remedy by catalytic manners.Graphical abstract

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