Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Semiconductor Nanocomposites Doped with Ag Nanoclusters Under UV and Visible Light
, Lucía Fernández 1, Yanina B. Bava 2, David Buceta 2, Carlos Vázquez-Vázquez 2, Manuel Arturo López-Quintela 2, Gumersindo Feijoo 1 and Maria Teresa Moreira 1Round 1
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Reviewer 2 Report
The paper reports the preparation and characterization of ZnO-Ag nanocomposites, as well as, the degradation of the dye Orange II under UVA and white light I suggest the paper be accepted for publication in “catalysts” Journal.
In the “Conclusions” section the authors wrote: “ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by a simple polyol-mediated method and successfully decorated with Ag atomic quantum clusters (Ag AQCs), obtaining a novel nanocomposite (ZnO-Ag) with different degrees of silver loadings (1.3-7.4% w/w).”, I think that the novelty is also and in the procedure, namely, the combination of the polyol mediated method and of the Ag AQCs photochemical treatment in order to reduce the residual Ag present in the dispersion.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
The authors addressed all raised concerns and improved the manuscript according to the reviewer's suggestions. This revised version is worth for publication on Catalysts
