One viable approach in reducing reliance on fossil fuels is the utilization of value-added chemicals through the conversion of biomass. In recent years, significant attention has been directed toward the...
Ag dendrites have successfully fabricated through square-wave electrodeposition method. The electrochemical properties of Ag dendrites were examined via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry techniques in a solution containing 0.5 M KCl. It was found that Ag dendrites demonstrated equivalent series and charge transfer resistance of 91.3 Ω and 473.7 Ω, respectively. The highest specific capacitance value of Ag dendrites obtained 0.98 F/g at scan rate 10 mV/s. The recorded photocatalytic activities towards methylene blue (MB) degradation under UV light irradiation showed that photocatalytic performance of Ag dendrites reaches approximately 41.88%.
Silver (Ag) particle is a promising photocatalyst material with relatively high catalytic activity and good absorption in the visible light region. A dendritic structure of Ag has been studied in the purpose to enhance photocatalytic activity due to a large surface area and active site number of the metallic Ag particles. In this work, the Ag dendritic structure was synthesized from a surfactant-free electrolyte using the square wave voltammetry technique. The time-dependent growth of the Ag dendrites and their photocatalytic activity on methylene blue (MB) photodegradation are reported. Morphological analysis exhibits the fractal dendritic structure of Ag was found to continuously grow by increasing the deposition time. The Ag dendrites showed a low charge transfer resistance (366.21 Ω) and high specific capacitance (2.09 F/g). A high rate of MB degradation (45.57%) under ultraviolet irradiation indicated that the Ag dendrites produced using this technique are effective for the photocatalytic degradation of MB dye.
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