Selective Deposition of Ag₃PO₄ on Monoclinic BiVO₄(040) for Highly Efficient Photocatalysis

Abstract

An efficient homotype Ag3PO4/BiVO4 heterojunction photocatalyst is described. Ag3PO4 nanoparticles preferentially deposit on the highly active BiVO4(040) facets by means of heterojunction construction together with morphology engineering. The Ag3PO4/BiVO4 photocatalyst shows high charge separation efficiency as well as enhanced visible-light response ability and thus possesses superior visible light photocatalytic activity. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.