Cl−-Induced selective fabrication of 3D AgCl microcrystals by a one-pot synthesis method

Cl⁻ induces the shape evolution of AgCl crystals with different morphologies.

Stepwise Evolution of AgCl Microcrystals from Octahedron into Hexapod with Mace Pods and their Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity

In this work, we have synthesized hexapods AgCl crystals with mace pods for the first time. Diallyldimethylammonium chloride (DDA)-controlled stepwise evolution of AgCl crystals from octahedron to hexapods with mace pods are achieved by one-pot method. The intermediates have been captured which show the basic process of crystal growth. In this process, octahedra AgCl crystals firstly grow along the <100> direction and then change to grow in the <110> direction. At the same time, the size of AgCl grow from 2 μm to 20 μm. Due to the poor absorption of visible light by AgCl, sodium borohydride(NaBH4) is used to reduce AgCl hexapods with mace pods crystals. By changing the mole ratio(R) of NaBH4 to AgCl, the new structure was reduced to obtain a series of Ag@AgCl microstructures. Visible light catalysis effects of the Ag@AgCl microstructures on degradation of methyl orange (MO) were investigated. The Ag@AgCl microstructures with R = 0.02 have a high photocatalytic performance, which completely degrades MO in 40 minutes.

One dimensional hierarchical nanostructures composed of CdS nanosheets/nanoparticles and Ag nanowires with promoted photocatalytic performance

One dimensional Ag@CdS core–shell hierarchical nanostructures with excellent photocatalytic performance have been fabricated via a simple wet-chemistry approach at low temperature.

Cube-like Ag/AgCl fabricated via a photoirradiation method and its substantially boosted plasmonic photocatalytic reactivity by an oxidation–chloridization treatment

Cube-like Ag/AgCl species are produced by a photoirradiation method, where substantially boosted plasmonic photocatalytic reactivity has been realized via an oxidation–chloridization treatment.

Visible-light-driven Ag/AgCl plasmonic photocatalysts via a surfactant-assisted protocol: enhanced catalytic performance by morphology evolution from near-spherical to 1D structures

Fibrous Ag/AgCl structures with boosted photocatalytic performances have been fabricatedviaa one-pot surfactant-assisted morphology evolution from near-spherical to 1D architectures.