Abstract | These data inform about the XPS profile of Ag(4)d, P(2)p, and Ols from the samples of Ag3PO4, defect-Ag3PO4, Ag3PO4/PtCl62- and defect-Ag3PO4/PtCl62- which were denoted as AP, DAP, AP/Pt, and DAP/Pt, respectively. These samples were made by co -precipitation method using the starting material of silver nitrate (AgNO3()), disodium hydrogen phosphate dodecahydrate (Na2HPO4.12H20), and hexachloroplatinic acid hexahydrate (H2PtCl(6).6H(2)O) for platinum complexes dopant. The water solution and mixed waterethanol solution for dissolving the AgNO3 were used for free defect and defect samples, respectively. The Ag4d, P2p, and Ols of these samples were investigated using the XPS. The deconvolutions of Ols peak were analyzed using the software of XPSPEAK Version 4.1. The modification of Ag3PO4 by defect and platinum complexes dopant had changed the curve profile of Ag4d, P2p and Ols. Two types of oxygen of 0-1 and 0-2 were observed in Ols spectrum. The ratios of 0-2/0-1 with the value of 0.25, 0.32, 0.49 and 0.51 were found in the sample of AP, DAP, AP/Pt, and DAP/Pt, respectively. These data are related to the research article "The surface modification of Ag3PO4 using anionic platinum complexes for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity" [1]. (C) 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. |