Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Bi24O31Br10: Constructing Heterojunction with BiOI

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Lou, Xi
Shang, Jun
Wang, Liang
Feng, Haifeng
Hao, Weichang
Wang, Tianmin
Du, Yi
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2017
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Bismuth-based compounds have been regarded as an important class of visible-light photocatalysts due to their special electronic structures. In this paper, iodide ions are introduced to modify bismuth-based compound, Bi24O31Br10, forming a Bi24O31Br10/BiOI heterojunction structure. A significant enhancement of photocatalytic activity compared to the parent compounds is observed in de-coloration of rhodamine B (Rh.B) solution. The improved photocatalytic property of Bi24O31Br10/BiOI heterojunction is ascribed to the unique electronic structure consisting of complementary band structures of BiOI and Bi24O31Br10. Iodide ions are regarded as an effective reagent to construct bismuth-based photocatalytic heterojunctions with improved photocatalytic activity.

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Journal of Materials Science & Technology

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33

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3

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Manufacturing engineering

Materials engineering

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Lou, X; Shang, J; Wang, L; Feng, H; Hao, W; Wang, T; Du, Y, Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Bi24O31Br10: Constructing Heterojunction with BiOI, Journal of Materials Science & Technology, 2017, 33 (3), pp. 281-284

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