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Photocatalytic Performance of the MOF-Coating Layer on SPR-Excited Ag Nanowires.

ABSTRACT: The photoactive metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were controllably coated on the surface plasmon resonance-excited Ag nanowires in a layer manner to adjust the photocatalytic activity. The influence of the thickness of the MOF coating layer on the photocatalytic activity was investigated. A thicker MOF coating layer not only facilitated the photogenerated electron-hole separation efficiency but also provided a larger Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, thus enhancing the photocatalytic activity. This work provided a new way to adjust the photocatalytic activity of the photoactive MOF.

SUBMITTER: Chen X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7860077 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

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Photocatalytic Performance of the MOF-Coating Layer on SPR-Excited Ag Nanowires.

Chen Xi X Zhang Yanshuang Y Kong Xiangyun X Yao Kun K Liu Lingzhi L Zhang Jiali J Guo Zanru Z Xu Wenyuan W Fang Zhili Z Liu Yongxin Y

ACS omega 20210119 4

The photoactive metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were controllably coated on the surface plasmon resonance-excited Ag nanowires in a layer manner to adjust the photocatalytic activity. The influence of the thickness of the MOF coating layer on the photocatalytic activity was investigated. A thicker MOF coating layer not only facilitated the photogenerated electron-hole separation efficiency but also provided a larger Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, thus enhancing the photocatalytic activity. ...[more]

PMID: 33553906

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