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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Photoenergy Volume 2012, Article ID 263254, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2012/263254 Research Article Silver Orthophosphate Immobilized on Flaky Layered Double Hydroxides as the Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts Xianlu Cui,1 Yaogang Li,2 Qinghong Zhang,2 and Hongzhi Wang1 1 State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China 2 Engineering Research Center of Advanced Glasses Manufacturing Technology, MOE, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China Correspondence should be addressed to Qinghong Zhang, zhangqh@ and Hongzhi Wang, wanghz@ Received 15 July 2011; Accepted 19 September 2011 Academic Editor: Jinlong Zhang Copyright © 2012 Xianlu Cui et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Flaky layered double hydroxide (FLDH) was prepared by the reconstruction of its oxide in alkali solution. The composites with FLDH/Ag3 PO4 mass ratios at 1.6 : 1 and 3 : 1 were fabricated by the coprecipitation method. The powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscope, and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The results indicated that the well-distributed Ag3 PO4 in a fine crystallite size was formed on the surface of FLDH. The photocatalytic activities of the Ag3 PO4 immobilized on FLDH were significantly enhanced for the degradation of acid red G under visible light irradiation compared to bare Ag PO . The composite with the FLDH/Ag PO mass ratio of 3 : 1 showed a higher