One-Step Effective Sonochemical Technique for Insitu Coating of Ag3PO4 Nanoparticles on Glass and Polymer Substrates

Abstract

The green technology clubbed with the ultrasound irradiation allows one to produce the products and to reduce the number of production stages without increasing the cost and also devoid of toxic effects. A novel sonochemical method is demonstrated for the preparation of four samples of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles by using AgNO3, KH2PO4 and D-Glucose. The synthesized products were systematically characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). XRD pattern revealed a face-centered cubic structured Ag3PO4 phase. We recognized the optical properties of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles and found that Ag3PO4 nanocrystals show emission in the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum. In addition, we also discuss the possible formation mechanism of Ag3PO4 nanocrystals.