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  • Facile fabrication of heterostructured bismuth titanate nanocomposites: The effects of composition and band gap structure on the photocatalytic activity performance

    Author(s)
    Du, Yue
    Hao, Qiang
    Chen, Daimei
    Chen, Tong
    Hao, Simeng
    Yang, Jinjin
    Ding, Hao
    Yao, Wenqing
    Song, Jianhua
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Hao, Derek
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Heterostructured Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 nanocomposites were successfully synthesized through a facile calcination method. The composition and band gap of the Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 nanocomposites were controlled by tuning the calcination temperature. The morphology of the Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 composite changed from worm-like nanosheets to spherical particles when the calcination temperature increased from 500 to 800 °C. The structural features of the heterojunction were confirmed using characterization techniques such as XRD, SEM, HRTEM, ESR, and SPV. The Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 nanocomposite calcined at 600 °C had the highest visible light ...
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    Heterostructured Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 nanocomposites were successfully synthesized through a facile calcination method. The composition and band gap of the Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 nanocomposites were controlled by tuning the calcination temperature. The morphology of the Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 composite changed from worm-like nanosheets to spherical particles when the calcination temperature increased from 500 to 800 °C. The structural features of the heterojunction were confirmed using characterization techniques such as XRD, SEM, HRTEM, ESR, and SPV. The Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 nanocomposite calcined at 600 °C had the highest visible light photocatalytic activity, which was almost 2.0 times as high as that of the pure Bi2Ti2O7 for Rhodamine B (RhB) photodegradation, and 2.5 times the rate of 2,4–dichlorophenol (2,4–DCP) removal under simulated sunlight irradiation. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is due to the heterojunction interfaces induced by the match of lattice and energy levels between Bi2Ti2O7 and Bi4Ti3O12, which is helpful for the separation and transfer of electron-hole pairs. The photocatalytic mechanism was elucidated via active species trapping experiments and electron spin resonance. The photogenerated holes played a key role in the degradation reaction via the Bi2Ti2O7/Bi4Ti3O12 composites. Finally, a possible charge transfer mechanism for the enhanced photocatalytic activity was proposed.
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    Journal Title
    Catalysis Today
    Volume
    297
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2016.12.048
    Subject
    Chemical sciences
    Engineering
    Science & Technology
    Physical Sciences
    Chemistry, Applied
    Chemistry, Physical
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/412070
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