Published October 2017 | Version v1
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Facile Br- assisted hydrothermal synthesis of Bi2MoO6 nanoplates with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Creators

  • 1. Yangtze Normal University, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing (China)
  • 2. Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Inorganic Special Functional Materials, Chongqing (China)
  • 3. Yangtze Normal University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Development in Wuling Mountain Areas, Chongqing (China)

Description

Bi2MoO6 nanoplates have been controllably synthesized via a facile hydrothermal process with the assistance of Br- containing surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) or KBr. A remarkable enhancement in the visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B was observed. It was found that reaction temperature and surfactant play crucial roles in the formation and properties of the Bi2MoO6 nanoplates. The best results as photocatalyst were obtained with the sample hydrothermally synthesized at 150 C with the assistance of CTAB. The improved photocatalytic performance could be ascribed to the {001}-oriented nanostructure of the Bi2MoO6 nanoplates. KBr-templated Bi2MoO6 nanoplates also showed better photocatalytic efficiency compared with that of flower-like Bi2MoO6 but inferior to that of CTAB-templated Bi2MoO6 nanoplates. (orig.)

Availability note (English)

Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1212-y

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s00339-017-1212-y;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics. A, Materials Science and Processing
Journal Volume
123
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 1-8
ISSN
0947-8396
CODEN
APAMFC

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
49004639
Subject category
S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
BINDING ENERGY; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON SPECTRA; EMISSION SPECTRA; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; MOLYBDATES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRIC EMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RHODAMINES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SURFACTANTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTRA; VISIBLE SPECTRA; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Descriptors DEC
AMINES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFRACTION; DYES; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMISSION; ENERGY; HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; LUMINESCENCE; MICROSCOPY; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT; PHOTON EMISSION; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; REAGENTS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; SCATTERING; SPECTRA; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS