title: One-Step Solvothermal Method to Prepare Ag/Cu2O Composite With Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties.
abstract: Ag/Cu2O microstructures with diverse morphologies have been successfully synthesized with different initial reagents of silver nitrate (AgNO3) by a facile one-step solvothermal method. Their structural and morphological characteristics were carefully investigated by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the experimental results showed that the morphologies transformed from microcubes for pure Cu2O to microspheres with rough surfaces for Ag/Cu2O. The photocatalytic activities were evaluated by measuring the degradation of methyl orange (MO) aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic efficiencies of MO firstly increased to a maximum and then decreased with the increased amount of AgNO3. The experimental results revealed that the photocatalytic activities were significantly influenced by the amount of AgNO3 during the preparation process. The possible reasons for the enhanced photocatalytic activities of the as-prepared Ag/Cu2O composites were discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. sps_dengxl@ujn.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaolong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. ujnsps_wangchg@163.com.
authors.forename: Chenggang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. 1297524677@qq.com.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. ss_huangjinzhao@ujn.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jinzhao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. ss_shaomh@ujn.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Minghui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. xqwei666@sohu.com.
authors.forename: Xianqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. ss_liuxj@ujn.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaojing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. sps_dingm@ujn.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxin Zhuang West Road, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. sps_xuxj@ujn.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xijin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
keywords: Ag/Cu2O; Composites; Photocatalytic activity