采用水热法制备Ag2O光催化剂.利用X射线粉末衍射、扫描电镜、紫外-可见漫反射光谱、表面光电压谱对样品的晶型、形貌、光吸收及光伏响应特性进行表征,并以亚甲基兰(MB)为模型污染物,考察Ag2O在可见光(λ〉420nm)照射下的催化氧化行为.结果表明:Ag2O样品由粒径为2~5μm的Ag2O颗粒组成,能带带隙1.35eV,有显著的可见光光伏响应特征;光催化反应30min后,Ag2O颗粒表面均匀附着直径0.1~0.5/zm的Ag颗粒.重复性实验说明,光催化反应过程中,单质Ag的原位生成是Ag2O保持良好活性和稳定性的主要原因.
Silver oxide photocatalyst, Ag2O, was synthesized by a hydrothermal method in this work. The as-prepared product was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra(DRS) and surface photovoltage spectroscopy(SPS). The results indicated the microzyme-like Ag2O with optical bandgap of 1.35 eV is comprised of particles with diameters of 2-5 μn. The photocatalytic activity was investigated by decomposing methylene blue(MB) under visible light irradiation. Metallic Ag particles with diameters of 0. 1-0. 5 μm were deposited on Ag2O after 0. 5 h irradiation. The repetitive tests showed that the high efficient and stable performance of Ag2O are chiefly attributed to the generation of metallic Ag in the photocatalytic process.