Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Platform for the Synthesis of Silver Nanoclusters

Autor: Halyna Starukh, Martin Koštejn, Vlastimil Matějka, Petr Praus
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Nanoscale Research Letters, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1556-276X
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-021-03621-z
Popis: Abstract Graphitic carbon nitride (CN) synthetized by the thermal polycondensation of melamine at 550 °C for 4 h was further exfoliated by heating at 500 °C for 3 h. Silver cations were adsorbed on the exfoliated graphitic carbon nitride (CNE) and then reduced by sodium borohydride forming silver nanoclusters (NCs) with a size of less than 1 nm. The NCs were located on the CNE surface and did not change the CNE properties except for its pore size distribution and thereby specific surface area (SSA). The Ag NCs were able to collect the photoinduced electrons of CNE and thus reduce their recombination with the holes. It was also documented by the increase in the CNE photocatalytic activity in terms of the degradation of antibiotic Ofloxacin. This study demonstrates the ability of CNE to serve as a platform for a simple and fast synthesis of Ag NCs without any stabilizing compounds. Graphic Abstract
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