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Facile fabrication and photocatalytic activity of Ag/AgI/rGO films

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The composite material, Ag/AgX/graphene (X=Br, Cl, I), is considered a promising photocatalyst for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Its photocatalytic activity is superior to that of the conventional TiO2 photocatalyst; the enhanced photocatalytic activity is attributed to its effective charge separation ability and wide visible light absorption. However, the Ag/AgX/graphene composite is often prepared in the powder form, limiting its wide-spread application. In addition, the simple fabrication of Ag/AgX/graphene composite films is highly challenging. In this study, a simple solution-based process based on meniscus-dragging deposition is demonstrated for the fabrication of Ag/AgI/rGO composite films. Uniform catalyst films with reasonable photocatalytic activities can be easily fabricated by using this microliter-scale solution process.

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This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (No. 2019R1A2C1006413) and the Chung-Ang University Graduate Research Scholarship in 2018.

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    Sooyeon Jang, Sung Min Lee, Jin Seon You & Suk Tai Chang

  2. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811, Korea

    Hyung-Jun Koo

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Jang, S., Lee, S.M., You, J.S. et al. Facile fabrication and photocatalytic activity of Ag/AgI/rGO films. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 36, 2104–2109 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-019-0396-6

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