Preparation of magnetic Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4/AgBr hybrids for the visible-light-driven degradation of methyl orange

Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4/AgBr hybrids with p-n heterojunction were prepared by a facile sol-gel and hydrothermal method. And the samples with different AgBr contents were characterized by XRD,1 SEM,2 UV-vis DRS3 and FT-IR.4 The degradation capability of the photocatalysts were evaluated under visible light and used methyl orange (MO) as a target contaminant. All the composites possessed the magnetic properties of Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 and also exhibited high photocatalytic activity of AgBr. Among the prepared photocatalysts, the hybrids prepared with 0.5 g AgNO3 exhibited the highest photocatalytic efficiency. The increase photocatalytic activity of Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4/AgBr hybrids might be associated with the formation of suitable internal structures between Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 and AgBr. And a possible photocatalytic mechanism of the Co0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4/AgBr hybrids was proposed.