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Synthesis and photocatalytic efficiency of plasmonic Ag/TiO2:S nanosystems

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Metal/semiconductor nanoparticles have been fabricated with a simple, inexpensive, and efficient laser-assisted photoreduction. Wherein the silver nanoparticles were photo deposed directly on the commercial P25 and S-doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles during the synthesis. The Ag-modified TiO2:S nanoparticles showed enhanced absorption capacity in the visible spectral range compared to Ag-TiO2 nanoparticles. Moreover Ag/TiO2:S nanoparticles showed stronger photocatalytic activity which are manifested in the oxidation and decomposition of the Rhodamine 6G organic dye under the visible light irradiation. Such a high photocatalytic activity of the Ag-TiO2:S nanoparticles is attributed to the Ag nanoparticles-localized surface plasmon resonance and enhanced electron–hole separation on the catalysts surface. The efficiency of using plasmon metal–semiconductor nanostructures in dentistry for teeth whitening by visible range radiation is considered.

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This research was funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine should be acknowledged (grant “Nanostructured interfaces based on non-toxic materials for practical applications” no. 0120u100675).

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  1. Department of Electronic Engineering, Lviv Polytechnic National University, S. Bandera Str. 12, Lviv, 79013, Ukraine

    Tetiana Bulavinets, Iryna Yaremchuk & Yaroslav Bobitski

  2. College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, Pigonia 1, 35-310, Rzeszow, Poland

    Yaroslav Bobitski

  3. Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University, Pekarska Str. 69, Lviv, 79010, Ukraine

    Adriana Barylyak

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TB and IY carried out the experiments, wrote and arranged the article. AB provided materials and discussed results. YB conceived and proposed the research. All authors read and approved the final article.

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Bulavinets, T., Yaremchuk, I., Bobitski, Y. et al. Synthesis and photocatalytic efficiency of plasmonic Ag/TiO2:S nanosystems. Appl Nanosci 13, 4693–4699 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-022-02593-5

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