The invention relates to a high-activity cubic-block
silver chloride micron-
crystal and an electrochemical preparation method thereof. The high-activity cubic-block
silver chloride micron-
crystal is of pure cubic-phase
silver chloride and has a {100}-face-exposed
crystal face structure. The method comprises the steps of adding
sodium sulfate into a certain volume of deionized water, stirring to dissolve solids, then, adding
sodium chloride, and stirring for mixing uniformly; transferring the prepared
mixed solution into an H-shaped electrochemical reaction tank, adding a silver sheet to one end of the reaction tank, connecting the end of the reaction tank to the positive pole of a constant-potential power supply, adding a
platinum sheet to the other end of the reaction tank, and connecting the other end of the reaction tank to the negative pole of the constant-potential power supply; regulating the
voltage output by the power supply, oxidizing the silver sheet so as to generate silver ions, reacting for 30-40 minutes at
room temperature, filtering and washing precipitates at the bottom of the reaction tank nearby the silver sheet
electrode, and
drying in a
thermostat, thereby obtaining the cubic-block silver
chloride micron-crystal. Under visible light, the activity of a photocatalyst formed by the cubic-block silver
chloride micron-crystal is relatively high.