Photocatalytic activity of a Bi-based oxychloride Bi3O 4Cl

  • Lin Xinping
  • , Huang Tao
  • , Huang Fuqiang*
  • , Wang Wendeng
  • , Shi Jianlin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A Bi-based oxychloride Bi3O4Cl with a layered structure as a novel efficient photocatalyst was studied in the present paper. The compound synthesized by a solid-state reaction method has a band gap of 2.79 eV. The material possesses a fair visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity. Generally, the photocatalytic efficiency of Bi3O 4 for degrading methyl orange (MO) is higher than that of anatase TiO2 under UV light illumination. The dispersion of Ag over Bi 3O4Cl leads to an obvious increase in the photocatalytic performance. The MO decolorization over Bi3O4Cl is mainly initiated by a photocatalytic process. The photocatalytic activity is discussed in close connection with the crystal structure and the electronic structure in details,

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24629-24634
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume110
Issue number48
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

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