title: Facile synthesis of rhombic dodecahedral AgX/Ag3PO4 (X = Cl, Br, I) heterocrystals with enhanced photocatalytic properties and stabilities.
abstract: Herein, we have developed a facile and general method for the high-yield fabrication of AgX/Ag(3)PO(4) (X = Cl, Br, I) core-shell heterostructures with an unusual rhombic dodecahedral morphology, which exhibit much higher photocatalytic activities, structural stabilities and photoelectric properties than pure Ag(3)PO(4) crystals in environment and energy applications.
authors.affiliation: International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Yingpu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Shuxin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Junyu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Jinhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye