Synthesis of faceted β-SnWO4 microcrystals with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic properties.
Highly crystalline β-SnWO(4) truncated rhombic dodecahedrons with sharp edges and smooth faces are prepared via a wet-chemical route. The compound exhibits a much higher photocatalytic activity than spherical β-SnWO(4) nanoparticles or conventionally prepared bulk β-SnWO(4) as well as faceted microcrystals of m-BiVO(4) and Ag(3)PO(4).
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Engesserstraße 15, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Jan
J
Ungelenk
Claus
C
Feldmann