Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light

Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light

Au-Ag/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanohybrids <b>2</b>–<b>3</b> were synthesized by the one-pot self-reduction of the organometallic precursor [Au<sub>2</sub>Ag<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<...

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Main Authors: Marta Jiménez-Salcedo, Miguel Monge, María Teresa Tena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
gold
silver
carbon nitride
nanostructures
ibuprofen
photocatalysis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/14/3912
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spelling doaj-9a3777cf5ab24bf49b1c33b71bc19d932021-07-23T13:51:42ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-07-01143912391210.3390/ma14143912Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible LightMarta Jiménez-Salcedo0Miguel Monge1María Teresa Tena2Centro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ), Department of Chemistry, University of La Rioja, Complejo Científico-Tecnológico, 26006 Logrono, SpainCentro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ), Department of Chemistry, University of La Rioja, Complejo Científico-Tecnológico, 26006 Logrono, SpainCentro de Investigación en Síntesis Química (CISQ), Department of Chemistry, University of La Rioja, Complejo Científico-Tecnológico, 26006 Logrono, SpainAu-Ag/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanohybrids <b>2</b>–<b>3</b> were synthesized by the one-pot self-reduction of the organometallic precursor [Au<sub>2</sub>Ag<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(OEt<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>n</sub> in the presence of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>), leading to two populations of alloyed Au-Ag nanoparticles (NPs) of different size and composition on the surface of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, i.e., Ag-enriched Au-Ag NPs of smaller size and Au-enriched Au-Ag NPs of larger size. The combination of these two types of plasmonic NPs with g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> semiconductor displays enhanced photocatalytic properties towards the degradation of ibuprofen under visible light by the increased charge carrier separation provided by the inclusion of the plasmonic NPs on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/14/3912goldsilvercarbon nitridenanostructuresibuprofenphotocatalysis
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author Marta Jiménez-Salcedo
Miguel Monge
María Teresa Tena
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Miguel Monge
María Teresa Tena
Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light
Materials
gold
silver
carbon nitride
nanostructures
ibuprofen
photocatalysis
author_facet Marta Jiménez-Salcedo
Miguel Monge
María Teresa Tena
author_sort Marta Jiménez-Salcedo
title Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light
title_short Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light
title_full Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light
title_fullStr Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light
title_full_unstemmed Combination of Au-Ag Plasmonic Nanoparticles of Varied Compositions with Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Ibuprofen under Visible Light
title_sort combination of au-ag plasmonic nanoparticles of varied compositions with carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of ibuprofen under visible light
publisher MDPI AG
series Materials
issn 1996-1944
publishDate 2021-07-01
description Au-Ag/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanohybrids <b>2</b>–<b>3</b> were synthesized by the one-pot self-reduction of the organometallic precursor [Au<sub>2</sub>Ag<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>(OEt<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>n</sub> in the presence of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>), leading to two populations of alloyed Au-Ag nanoparticles (NPs) of different size and composition on the surface of g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, i.e., Ag-enriched Au-Ag NPs of smaller size and Au-enriched Au-Ag NPs of larger size. The combination of these two types of plasmonic NPs with g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> semiconductor displays enhanced photocatalytic properties towards the degradation of ibuprofen under visible light by the increased charge carrier separation provided by the inclusion of the plasmonic NPs on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>.
topic gold
silver
carbon nitride
nanostructures
ibuprofen
photocatalysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/14/3912
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