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Ce and F Comodification on the Crystal Structure and Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Bi2WO6 Photocatalyst under Visible Light Irradiation

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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 118, Issue 26, Pages 14379-14387

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp503025b

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  1. National Natural Science Foundations of China [51302251]
  2. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2652013052]
  3. special coconstruction project of Beijing city education committee, Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education [107023]

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The novel Ce and F codoped Bi2WO6 samples have been successfully obtained by a facile one-step hydrothermal reaction for the first time. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction patterns (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. The presence of Ce3+, Ce4+, and F- dopants in Bi2WO6 was confirmed by XPS. The change of microstructure and optical band gap has also been observed after the doping of Ce and F. Under visible light, the as-synthesized plate-like F-Ce-Bi2WO6 sample exhibits a much better visible-light-responsive photocatalytic performance than pure Bi2WO6 for the degradation of RhB and photocurrent (PC) generation. The mechanism of high photcatalytic activity was also suggested on the basis of the PL spectra, electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS), and active species trapping measurements. The results indicated that the synergistic effect of the Ce and F dopants is responsible for the efficient separation and migration of photoinduced charge carriers, thus resulting in the remarkably improved photocatalytic activity.

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