Improvement of photocatalytic activity of silver nanoparticles by radio frequency oxygen plasma irradiation

被引：18
作者：
Fang, Yingcui [1 ]
Zhang, Bing [1 ]
Hong, Liu [1 ]
Yao, Damao [2 ]
Xie, Zhiqiang [3 ]
Jiang, Yang [4 ]
机构：
[1] Hefei Univ Technol, Dept Vacuum Sci & Technol, Hefei 230009, Anhui, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Plasma Phys, Hefei 230031, Anhui, Peoples R China
[3] Micron Technol Inc, R&D Thin Films, Boise, ID 83716 USA
[4] Hefei Univ Technol, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Hefei 230009, Anhui, Peoples R China
来源：
NANOTECHNOLOGY | 2015年 / 26卷 / 29期
关键词：
oxygen plasma irradiation; photocatalysis; Ag nanoparticles; UV light; visible light; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; SURFACE; MECHANISM; OXIDATION; EPOXIDATION; ETHYLENE; AG; TEMPERATURE; CATALYSIS; GOLD;
D O I：
10.1088/0957-4484/26/29/295204
中图分类号：
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号：
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要：
Photocatalytic activity (PA) of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) induced by radio frequency (RF) oxygen plasma irradiation (OPI) is investigated in this paper. An improvement in PA by 365% and 181% has been achieved when 15 nm AgNPs irradiated by oxygen plasma for 2 s were used to degrade 10(-5)M Rhodamine 6 G (R6G) under ultraviolet (UV) and visible lights, respectively. The PA caused by OPI is better than that induced by the localized surface plasma resonance (LSPR) of AgNPs. The mechanism for the improvement was explored by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-vis absorption spectra. The OPI-induced formation of AgO/AgNP and Ag2O/AgNP-heterogeneous photocatalysts and electrophilic oxygen are considered to be responsible for the PA improvement. This investigation deepens our understanding of oxygen-assisted photocatalysis of AgNPs and provides a practical approach using solar light for broad spectra photocatalysis with high efficiency.
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