Unusual reactivity of visible-light-responsive AgBr-BiOBr heterojunction photocatalysts

被引:239
作者
Kong, Liang [1 ]
Jiang, Zheng [1 ,2 ]
Lai, Henry H. [1 ]
Nicholls, Rebecca J. [3 ]
Xiao, Tiancun [1 ]
Jones, Martin O. [4 ]
Edwards, Peter P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Inorgan Chem Lab, Dept Chem, Oxford OX1 3QR, England
[2] Univ Exeter, Environm & Sustainabil Inst, Penryn TR10 9EZ, Cornwall, England
[3] Univ Oxford, Dept Mat, Oxford OX1 3PH, England
[4] Rutherford Appleton Lab, STFC, Chilton OX11 0QX, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
AgBr-BiOBr; Heterojunction; Photocatalysis; Visible-light; Rhodamine B; Deactivation; ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE; IRRADIATION; DEGRADATION; BACTERIA; BROMIDE; DIOXIDE; TIO2;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcat.2012.06.011
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
AgBr-BiOBr heterojunction photocatalysts with varying loadings of AgBr (<5.0 wt% AgBr) were synthesized through an effective co-precipitation method and used for the photodegradation of Rhodamine B under visible-light irradiation. Superior photocatalytic activities relative to that of pure BiOBr were observed on the AgBr-BiOBr catalysts with low AgBr loading (up to 0.5 wt%). Higher AgBr loadings (>0.5 wt%) lead to isolated AgBr species and reduced photocatalytic activity. Among such catalysts, the AgBr (0.2 wt%)-BiOBr exhibits the highest visible-light-responsive photoactivity, which can decolorize Rhodamine B within 30 min. However, these AgBr-BiOBr materials gradually lost their photoactivity in the cycling photocatalytic tests. Possible mechanisms for both the enhanced photocatalytic activity and deactivation of the AgBr-BiOBr heterojunctions were proposed on basis of theoretical speculation and experimental observations. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:116 / 125
页数:10
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