Facile synthesis of the magnetic BiOCl/ZnFe2O4 heterostructures with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation

Wei Ma, Long Chen, Yanzhuo Zhu, Jiangdong Dai, Yongsheng Yan, Chunxiang Li

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Abstract

The magnetic BiOCl/ZnFe2O4 heterostructures was successfully synthesized via a facile hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The results indicated that the new BiOCl/ZnFe2O4 composites exhibited wide absorption in the visible-light region. The heterostructures displayed exceptionally high photocatalytic activity (up to ∼99%) compared with pure BiOCl (only to 43%) and ZnFe2O4 NPs (only to 27%) for the degradation of penicillin G (PG) under visible-light irradiation. Moreover, good recyclability was also obtained from the BiOCl/ZnFe2O4 photocatalysis. Meanwhile, A possible photocatalytic mechanism based on the BiOCl/ZnFe2O4 heterostructures has been proposed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)135-141
Number of pages7
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume508
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BiOCl/ZnFeO
  • Heterostructures
  • Hydrothermal
  • PG
  • Visible-light region

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