Title: The study on flexible AgVO₃ nano paper and its visible light photocatalytic activity

Authors: Shining Ni; Yingzi Wang; Tiantian Zhou; Huaikai Li; Yundong Wu; Yongqiang Cao; Xuesen Qin; Shengwen Fu

Addresses: School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China ' School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China ' School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China ' School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China ' School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China ' School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China ' School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China ' School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, 250022, China

Abstract: By means of the facile hydrothermal method, the ultralong β-AgVO₃ nanobelts have been synthesised successfully. The properties of the as-prepared β-AgVO₃ nanobelts were investigated by the characterisations, such as scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectrum (UV-vis DRS). As shown by the SEM results, the obtained nanobelts showed an ultralong length of hundreds of micrometres and the width in the range of about 60-350 nm. The surface of nanobelt was also very smooth. XRD result exhibited that the AgVO₃ nanobelts had a β crystal phase. By the virtue of pumping filtration of AgVO₃ nanobelts solution and corresponding post processing, the flexible AgVO₃ nano paper was prepared successfully. The AgVO₃ nano paper exhibited a well flexibility and photocatalytic activity determined by the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under the visible light (λ > 420 nm) irradiation. The possible mechanism for the photocatalytic degradation of RhB by AgVO₃ was also proposed correspondingly. It is hoped that the synthesised flexible AgVO₃ nano paper would also have the other applications in the fields, such as Li-ion battery, gas sensing, super capacitor, and so on.

Keywords: AgVO₃ nanobelts; flexible; nano paper; photocatalyst.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNM.2019.097256

International Journal of Nanomanufacturing, 2019 Vol.15 No.1/2, pp.206 - 215

Received: 14 Jun 2017
Accepted: 26 Oct 2017
Published online: 07 Jan 2019 *

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