Enhanced photocatalytic activity of Bi 2 O 3 -Ag 2 O hybrid photocatalysts

  • Xinjuan Liu*
  • , Junying Liu
  • , Haipeng Chu
  • , Jinliang Li
  • , Wei Yu
  • , Guang Zhu
  • , Lengyuan Niu
  • , Zhuo Sun
  • , Likun Pan
  • , Chang Q. Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Bi 2 O 3 -Ag 2 O hybrid photocatalysts were successfully synthesized via a co-precipitation method. The morphology, structure and photocatalytic performance in the degradation of phenol were characterized by using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, electrochemical impedance spectra and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, respectively. The results show that Bi 2 O 3 -Ag 2 O hybrid photocatalysts exhibit enhanced photocatalytic performance in the degradation of phenol with a maximum degradation rate of 92% for 60 min under visible light irradiation compared with pure Bi 2 O 3 (57%), which is ascribed to the increase in light adsorption and the reduction in electron-hole pair recombination with the introduction of Ag 2 O.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)269-274
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume347
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Aug 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ag O
  • Bi O
  • Phenol
  • Photocatalysis

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