Facile synthesis of AgBr nanoplates with exposed {111} facets and enhanced photocatalytic properties.

Hua Wang, Jian Gao, Tianqi Guo, Rongming Wang, Lin Guo, Yang Liu, Jinghong Li

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 48(2) , 275-7, (2012)

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Abstract

AgBr nanoplates with exposed {111} facets have been synthesized in high yield by a facile precipitation reaction, and the as-prepared nanoplates exhibited greatly enhanced photocatalytic properties for the degradation of organic pollutants, which may be primarily ascribed to the relatively higher surface energy of {111} facets.This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2012