Fabrication of polypyrrole-sensitized Ag<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> Z-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic and antibacterial activity
Nisar Ahmad Chopan, Aabid Hussain Bhat, Hamida-Tun-Nisa Chishti
Abstract
Ag 3 PO 4 /PPy/g-C 3 N 4 nanocomposite synthesized by hydrothermal and in situ chemical oxidation polymerization exhibits tremendous photocatalytic activity, and photo-antimicrobial activity under visible light irradiation.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryPhotocatalysisPolypyrroleHydrothermal circulationNanocompositePolymerizationVisible spectrumIrradiationHeterojunctionAntibacterial activityNuclear chemistryHydrothermal synthesisChemical engineeringPhotochemistryNanotechnologyCatalysisPolymerOrganic chemistryOptoelectronicsBacteriaMaterials sciencePhysicsGeneticsEngineeringBiologyNuclear physicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAdvanced Nanomaterials in CatalysisNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics