TY - JOUR
T1 - Novel BiOCl/TiO2 hierarchical composites
T2 - Synthesis, characterization and application on photocatalysis
AU - Li, Wei
AU - Tian, Yi
AU - Li, Huan
AU - Zhao, Chenhui
AU - Zhang, Baoliang
AU - Zhang, Hepeng
AU - Geng, Wangchang
AU - Zhang, Qiuyu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/4/25
Y1 - 2016/4/25
N2 - In this paper, a novel BiOCl/TiO2 hierarchical composite was successfully synthesized by a facile one-pot solvothermal synthesis with the aid of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Then, the as-prepared composite was characterized by field-emitting scanning electron microscope (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption/desorption, X-ray power diffraction (XRD) analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), respectively. Research shows that this novel composite exhibits superior visible-light response, enhanced photoactivity and photostability for the formation of the BiOCl/TiO2 heterojunctions. Especially, the rate constant of the photocatalyst with the molar ratio of anatase TiO2 about 30% for decomposing RhB, can reach about 0.1510 min-1, is far superior to commercial P25, as-prepared anatase TiO2 nanoparticles and tetragonal BiOCl alone. In addition, the superoxide radicals (O2-) and photogenerated holes (h+) were demonstrated to be the main active radicals in this photodegradation process. This study further reveals that the enhanced photoactivity of this photocatalyst should be ascribed to the successful formation of BiOCl/TiO2 heterojunctions and the rapid migration of the interface charges.
AB - In this paper, a novel BiOCl/TiO2 hierarchical composite was successfully synthesized by a facile one-pot solvothermal synthesis with the aid of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). Then, the as-prepared composite was characterized by field-emitting scanning electron microscope (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption/desorption, X-ray power diffraction (XRD) analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), respectively. Research shows that this novel composite exhibits superior visible-light response, enhanced photoactivity and photostability for the formation of the BiOCl/TiO2 heterojunctions. Especially, the rate constant of the photocatalyst with the molar ratio of anatase TiO2 about 30% for decomposing RhB, can reach about 0.1510 min-1, is far superior to commercial P25, as-prepared anatase TiO2 nanoparticles and tetragonal BiOCl alone. In addition, the superoxide radicals (O2-) and photogenerated holes (h+) were demonstrated to be the main active radicals in this photodegradation process. This study further reveals that the enhanced photoactivity of this photocatalyst should be ascribed to the successful formation of BiOCl/TiO2 heterojunctions and the rapid migration of the interface charges.
KW - Heterojunction
KW - Hierarchical structure
KW - Photocatalysis
KW - Rhodamine B
KW - Visible-light response
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apcata.2016.02.006
DO - 10.1016/j.apcata.2016.02.006
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:84959102695
SN - 0926-860X
VL - 516
SP - 81
EP - 89
JO - Applied Catalysis A: General
JF - Applied Catalysis A: General
ER -