Visible-light Photocatalytic Activity of BiOCl/Bi3O4Cl Nanocomposites

被引:43
作者
Gao, Bifen [1 ]
Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar [1 ]
Yang, Ji Min [2 ]
Lee, Wan In [1 ]
机构
[1] Inha Univ, Dept Chem, Inchon 402751, South Korea
[2] Indian Springs Sch, Indian Springs, AL 35124 USA
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Photocatalyst; Visible light; BiOCl; Bi3O4Cl; Heterojunction; EFFICIENT DECOMPOSITION; TIO2; WATER; HETEROJUNCTION; TEMPERATURE; IRRADIATION; BEHAVIOR; BIVO4;
D O I
10.5012/bkcs.2010.31.7.1941
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The heterojunction structures of BiOCl/Bi3O4Cl, exhibiting considerable visible-light photocatalytic efficiency, were prepared by a simple wet-chemical process at ambient condition. The prepared nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, TEM, and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra. Under visible light (lambda >= 420 nm) irradiation, BiOCl/Bi3O4Cl exhibited an enhanced photocatalytic activity in decomposing 2-propanol (IP) in gas phase and salicylic acid (SA) in aqueous solution, whereas the bare BiOCl and Bi3O4Cl showed negligible activities. It is deduced that the remarkable visible-light photocatalytic activity of the BiOCl/Bi3O4Cl originates from the hole (h(+)) transfer between VB of the Bi3O4Cl and BiOCl semiconductors.
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页码:1941 / 1944
页数:4
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