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One-pot synthesis of visible-light-driven photocatalyst for degradation of Rhodamine B: Graphene based bismuth/bismuth(III) oxybromide

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MATERIALS LETTERS
Volume 240, Issue -, Pages 246-249

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2019.01.021

Keywords

Semiconductors; Carbon materials; Nanocomposites; Photocatalytic activity; Visible light

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51572036, 51472035]
  2. ChangzhouKey Laboratory of Graphene-Based Materials for Environment and Safety [CM20153006, CE20185043]
  3. PAPD of Jiangsu Higher Education Institution

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A ternary photocatalyst, graphene based bismuth modified bismuth(III) oxybromide (Bi/BiOBr/G), was synthesized via a facile one-step solvothermal method using only ethylene glycol as both solvent and reducing reagent. Bi/BiOBr/G exhibits higher photocatalytic activity than bismuth(III) oxybromide (BiOBr) on degradation of Rhodamine B under visible-light illumination, and the photodegradation rate is 4.9 times that of BiOBr. The enhanced photocatalytic activity is attributed to the synergistic effect among Bismuth, graphene and BiOBr, which can effectively promote the visible-light absorption of Bi/BiOBr/G and the separation of photogenerated charge carriers. The conditions influencing the photocatalytic performance of Bi/BiOBr/G were also investigated in detail, as well as the photocatalytic mechanism of the degradation. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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