JOURNAL ARTICLE

In situ preparation of novel heterojunction BiOBr/BiVO4 photocatalysts with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity

Xiaobin WuHualei ZhouShaonan GuFangzhi WangJia LiuWenjun Li

Year: 2015 Journal:   RSC Advances Vol: 5 (112)Pages: 92769-92777   Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

Abstract

Heterojunction BiOBr/BiVO4 photocatalysts were in situ synthesized through acid etching coupled with a hydrothermal process and they displayed higher photocatalytic activity than pure BiOBr and BiVO4 for MB removal under visible light irradiation.

Keywords:
Photocatalysis Heterojunction In situ Hydrothermal circulation Visible spectrum Materials science Etching (microfabrication) Irradiation Chemical engineering Nanotechnology Optoelectronics Photochemistry Catalysis Chemistry Layer (electronics) Organic chemistry Physics

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