Synthesis of Z-scheme AgVO/AgVO/GO nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of DDT under visible light.

The direct Z-scheme AgVO/AgVO/GO (AVGZ) nanostructure was successfully synthesized using a hydrothermal method with microwave-assisted techniques. The obtained AVGZ catalyst was characterized by XRD, TEM, EDX, UV-Vis, PL, and XPS methods. The characterization results showed that under controlled pH conditions, the orderly stacking of vanadium oxide tetrahedron formed AgVO nanoparticles (NPs) on the surface of AgVO nanorods (with a diameter of 50-200 nm).