Zhongyi Jiao (6653669)Zhendong Liu (1235259)Zhen Ma (281909)
Novel\nAgI/Ag<sub>2</sub>Mo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> heterojunctions\nwere prepared by reacting Ag<sub>2</sub>Mo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> microrods with an aqueous KI solution at room temperature. The composite\nmaterials, compared with neat AgI and Ag<sub>2</sub>Mo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, showed much higher activities in the photocatalytic\ndegradation of aqueous rhodamine B, methyl orange, tetracycline hydrochloride,\nand levofloxacin solutions under visible-light irradiation. The structures,\nmorphologies, and other physicochemical properties of AgI, Ag<sub>2</sub>Mo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, and AgI/Ag<sub>2</sub>Mo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> composites were studied via various characterization\ntechniques. The active species involved in the photocatalytic process\nwere examined via radical-capturing experiments and electron spin\nresonance. Superoxide anion radicals (<sup>•</sup>O<sub>2</sub><sup>–</sup>) and photogenerated holes (h<sup>+</sup>) were\nfound to be the main active species. Photocatalytic mechanisms were\nproposed and reasons for the enhanced photocatalytic activity were\nexplained.
Liurukara D. Sanjeewa (2127151)Colin D. McMillen (1591528)Michael A. McGuire (1454908)Joseph W. Kolis (1591525)
David Muñoz‐RojasE. M. Tejada-RosalesPedro Gómez‐RomeroN. Casañ-Pastor
Seong-eun Bang (1813909)Kang Min Ok (1412836)