Fabrication of hollow Bi2MoO6 nanorods with efficient photocatalytic performance

Herein, the well-defined hollow Bi2MoO6 nanorods are facile prepared by a template-assisted hydrothermal reaction. The Ag2CrO4 nanorods are used as the growth template to support the Bi2MoO6 nanoparticle-based shell. Simultaneously, the Ag2CrO4 is reduced to Ag which can be etched by HNO3, producing the hollow Bi2MoO6 nanorods. Attributed to the hollow interior and nanoparticle-built structure, the hollow Bi2MoO6 nanorods exhibit large surface area and enhanced visible-light harvesting, resulting in excellent photocatalytic property. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.