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Efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysis of flower-like composites of AgI nanoparticle dotting BiOI nanosheet

Journal

JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
Volume 297, Issue -, Pages -

Publisher

ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122044

Keywords

BiOI; AgI; Photocatalysis; Visible light; Heterojunction

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [21572180]
  2. Intergovernmental Science and Technology Directorate Cooperation and Exchange Program [43-24-20180510]
  3. Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China [2012JZ2002]
  4. Academic Funding of Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) [17GH0402, W212002]

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Nanosheet BiOI materials were successfully synthesized using the precipitation-hydrothermal method and nanoparticle AgI/BiOI nanosheet composites were fabricated through an ion-exchange method. The composites demonstrated good photocatalytic performance under visible light, with the 50% AgI compound showing the best activity.
Nanosheet BiOI materials were synthesized using the precipitation-hydrothermal method. Subsequently, nanoparticle AgI/BiOI nanosheet composites were fabricated using an ion-exchange method and a controlled amount of BiOI. The phase composition, optical morphology, and absorption properties of the samples were determined using XRD, SEM, XPS, TEM, HRTEM, BET, and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance. Organic dyes, such as methyl orange (MO) and Coomassie brilliant blue R-250 (CBB), were used to check the composites' photocatalytic performance undergoing photodegradation in visible light. The prepared composites had high purity, and the AgI nanoparticles were evenly loaded on the flower-like BiOI nanosheets, both absorbing the visible light. The 50% AgI NP/BiOI NS compound demonstrated the best visible photocatalytic activity and degraded rate of 96.9% and 97% of the MO and CBB dye, respectively, under visible light for 30 min. The photocatalytic activity of sole BiOI or AgI was poor, whereas the composites were much better. The composite with 50% AgI exhibited the best photocatalytic activity because of the formation of a heterojunction, which promotes the separation of photogenerated carriers, making AgI stable under visible-light irradiation.

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