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Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic And Photoelectrochemical Studies Of Ag-Sno2 Nanocomposites Synthesized Using An Electrochemically Active Biofilm, Mohammad Mansoob Khan Dr, S. A. Ansari, M. O. Ansari, J. Lee, M. H. Cho

Dr. Mohammad Mansoob Khan

Ag-SnO2 nanocomposites (1 mM and 3 mM) were synthesized in water at room temperature using an electrochemically active biofilm. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Ag-SnO2 nanocomposites exhibited enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation for the degradation of methyl orange, methylene blue, 4-nitrophenol and 2-chlorophenol compared with pure SnO2 nanostructures. Photoelectrochemical measurements, such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, linear scan voltammetry and differential pulse voltammetry in the dark and under visible light irradiation, further supported the visible light activity of the Ag-SnO2 nanocomposites. These results …