title: Ferric phosphate hydroxide microcrystals for highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts.
abstract: Fe4(OH)3(PO4)3 microcrystals are successfully synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method. Due to a possible self-etching mechanism, different morphologies of Fe4(OH)3(PO4)3 microcrystals are obtained. Several reactions with different temperatures and times are performed to confirm the supposed self-etching mechanism. Moreover, as a result of their different micro/nanostructures, these microcrystals present different photocatalytic activities for visible-light-driven photodegragadation of methylene blue.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang, Henan, P R China.
authors.forename: XiaoJin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Shanshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Weifang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Xinran
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sujuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weimin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
keywords: ferric phosphate hydroxide; hydrothermal synthesis; methylene blue; microcrystals; photocatalysis