Singlet oxygen formation in bio-inspired synthesis of a hollow Ag@AgBr photocatalyst for microbial and chemical decontamination

© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Hollow Ag@AgBr nanospheres were prepared using a greener version of a microbial process starting with AgCl colloid formation in a yeast extract (YE) and peptone solution. The Kirkendall effect has been exploited to obtain the unique Ag@AgBr heterostructures fo...

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Main Authors: Zhang, S., Zhang, H., Wang, Shaobin, Liu, L., Liu, Shaomin
Format: Journal Article
Published: RSC Publications 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/57812
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Summary:© 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Hollow Ag@AgBr nanospheres were prepared using a greener version of a microbial process starting with AgCl colloid formation in a yeast extract (YE) and peptone solution. The Kirkendall effect has been exploited to obtain the unique Ag@AgBr heterostructures for excellent solar light-induced oxidizing properties against both microbial and chemical contaminants. Singlet oxygen generation was confirmed by electron spin resonance studies.