期刊
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
卷 387, 期 -, 页码 642-651出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.06.166
关键词
Fe2O3/BiOI heterojunctions; In-Situ hydrolysis method; p-n heterojunctions; Rhodamine B; Visible light photocatalysis
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资金
- FIST
- PURSE
- DRS II research grants
- UGC, New Delhi, India
Novel xFe(2)O(3)/yBiOI composites (x/y = 0.25, 0.35, 0.45 molar ratios) with a p-n heterojunction were prepared for the first time through an in situ hydrolysis method under solvothermal conditions. The phase structure, morphology and optical properties of the composites were studied using several characterization tools including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherms (BET) and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS). The characterization results suggest square shaped nanosheets of BiOI with Fe-2 O-3 nanoparticles well distributed on the surface of BiOI nanosheets. The photodegradation performances of the xFe/yBi samples were investigated using aqueous solution of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye. The xFe/yBi composites displayed much higher photocatalytic efficiencies for RhB degradation than the single BiOI under visible light (lambda >400 nm). Specifically, the degradation rate of xFe/yBi samples at molar ratio of 0.35 is 4.24 times higher than single BiOI. The novel Fe-2 O-3/BiOI heterojunction was found to be highly stable in cyclic experiments. Based on the results of BET, PL and DRS analysis, the enhanced photocatalytic efficiency can be mainly ascribed to the formation of stable p-n heterojunction between Fez O-3 and BiOI, which facilitates the transfer and separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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