title: Selective growth of metallic Ag nanocrystals on Ag3PO4 submicro-cubes for photocatalytic applications.
abstract: Thinking outside the box: The position- and number-selective growth of Ag nanocrystals on Ag(3)PO(4) submicro-cubes by an in situ reduction technique is demonstrated (see figure). These new Ag/Ag(3)PO(4) heterocubes exhibit higher photocatalytic activities than pure Ag(3)PO(4) cubes for the degradation of organic dyes under visible-light irradiation.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis & Selective Oxidation and National Engineering Research Center for Fine Petrochemical Intermediates, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Lanzhou 730000, PR China. yingpubi@licp.cas.cn
authors.forename: Yingpu
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authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Hongyan
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authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Shuxin
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authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: Zhengbo
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authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Gongxuan
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authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Jinhua
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authors.lastname: Ye