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Trench AB, Machado TR, Gouveia AF, Foggi CC, Teodoro V, Sánchez-Montes I, Teixeira MM, da Trindade L, Jacomaci N, Perrin A, Perrin C, Aquino JM, Andrés J, Longo E. Rational Design of W-Doped Ag 3PO 4 as an Efficient Antibacterial Agent and Photocatalyst for Organic Pollutant Degradation. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:23808-23821. [PMID: 32984701 PMCID: PMC7513369 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c03019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Bacterial and organic pollutants are major problems with potential adverse impacts on human health and the environment. A promising strategy to alleviate these impacts consists in designing innovative photocatalysts with a wider spectrum of application. In this paper, we report the improved photocatalytic and antibacterial activities of chemically precipitated Ag3PO4 microcrystals by the incorporation of W at doping levels 0.5, 1, and 2 mol %. The presence of W directly influences the crystallization of Ag3PO4, affecting the morphology, particle size, and surface area of the microcrystals. Also, the characterization via experimental and theoretical approaches evidenced a high density of disordered [AgO4], [PO4], and [WO4] structural clusters due to the substitution of P5+ by W6+ into the Ag3PO4 lattice. This leads to new defect-related energy states, which decreases the band gap energy of the materials (from 2.27 to 2.04 eV) and delays the recombination of e'-h• pairs, leading to an enhanced degradation process. As a result of such behaviors, W-doped Ag3PO4 (Ag3PO4:W) is a better visible-light photocatalyst than Ag3PO4, demonstrated here by the photodegradation of potential environmental pollutants. The degradation of rhodamine B dye was 100% in 4 min for Ag3PO4:W 1%, and for Ag3PO4, the obtained result was 90% of degradation in 15 min of reaction. Ag3PO4:W 1% allowed the total degradation of cephalexin antibiotic in only 4 min, whereas pure Ag3PO4 took 20 min to achieve the same result. For the degradation of imidacloprid insecticide, Ag3PO4:W 1% allowed 90% of degradation, whereas Ag3PO4 allowed 40%, both in 20 min of reaction. Moreover, the presence of W-dopant results in a 16-fold improvement of bactericidal performance against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The outstanding results using the Ag3PO4:W material demonstrated its potential multifunctionality for the control of organic pollutants and bacteria in environmental applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aline B. Trench
- CDMF—Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- CDMF—Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, State University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- CDMF—Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- CDMF—Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- CDMF—Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Chemistry
Institute, São Paulo State University, 14800-060 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- University
of Rennes 1, Campus de
Beaulieu, F-35042 Rennes-Cedex, France
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- University
of Rennes 1, Campus de
Beaulieu, F-35042 Rennes-Cedex, France
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- Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Department
of Analytical and Physical Chemistry, University
Jaume I, 12071 Castellón, Spain
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- CDMF—Department
of Chemistry, Federal University of São
Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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Mumtaz F, Jaffari GH, Shah SI. Peculiar magnetism in Eu substituted BiFeO 3 and its correlation with local structure. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2018; 30:435802. [PMID: 30210059 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aae10f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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We have systematically investigated the effects of Eu substitution on chemical pressure, bond lengths, microstrain, bond angles, octahedral tilting, vibrational modes and phase transformation, in BiFeO3. Correlation between concentration, phase, local structure and magnetism has been explained. Substitution of Eu ions with contrasting magnetic moment and dissimilar size, affects the local structure by changing bond angles and hence modifies spin structure through weakening of Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya (DM) interaction which lead to destruction of spiral spin configuration. Intriguing as well as anomalous magnetic response such as weak ferromagnetism with high coercivity, stair step like loops with significant drop in coercivity and systematic decrease in the magnetic coercivity at low temperatures has been observed as a function of Eu concentration (x). These results are explained on the basis of weakening of DM interaction, field induced melting of antiferromagnetic clusters and modification in effective magnetic anisotropy including contribution of magnetoelectric coupling, for various values of x. These results were used to generate the magnetic phase diagram.
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- Fiza Mumtaz
- Department of Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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