Controlled synthesis of Ag-doped CuO nanoparticles as a core with poly(acrylic acid) microgel shell for efficient removal of methylene blue under visible light

• Published in: Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics Vol. 31; no. 11; pp. 8423 - 8435
• Main Authors: Iqbal, Shahid, Javed, Mohsin, Bahadur, Ali, Qamar, Muhammad Azam, Ahmad, Madiha, Shoaib, Muhammad, Raheel, Muhammad, Ahmad, Naveed, Akbar, Muhammad Bilal, Li, Hao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.06.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acrylics; Catalytic activity; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Copper oxides; Dyes; Electron microscopy; Free radical polymerization; Free radicals; Materials Science; Methylene blue; Microgels; Microscopy; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Optical and Electronic Materials; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Photodegradation; Photoelectrons; Pollutants; Polyacrylic acid; Silver; Solution polymerization; Spectroscopy; Spectrum analysis

Nowadays, constructing a narrow bandgap nanocomposite photocatalyst that can degrade contamination under visible light is critical but challenging. In this report, poly (acrylic acid) microgel (PAA) based nanocomposites (Ag@CuO/PAA NC) were constructed via free radical solution polymerization by var...