简介:Bismuth-basedSillen-Aurivilliuscompoundsarebeingexploredasefficientphotocatalystmaterialsforthedegradationoforganicpollutantsduetotheiruniquelayeredstructurethatfavourseffectiveseparationofelectron-holepairs.Inthiswork,wesynthesizedSillen-Aurivillius-relatedBi2YO4CIwiththebandgapof2.5eVbyasimplesolid-statereactionandsensitizedwithrhodiumnickel(RhNi)nanoparticles(NPs)toformtheRhNi/Bi2YO4CIheterostructure.PhotocatalyticactivitiesofBiOCI,Bi2YO4CIandtheRhNi/Bi2YO4CIheterostructurewereexaminedforthedegradationofrhodamine-6Gundervisible-lightillumination.ResultsdemonstratedthatthephotocatalyticdyedegradationefficiencyofRhNi/Bi2YO4CIheterostructuresishigherthanthoseofBiOCIandBi2YO4CI,attributedtothesynergisticmolecular-scalealloyingeffectofbimetallicRhNiNPs.Theplausiblemechanismforthedegradationofrhodamine-6Gandtheeffectiveelectron-holepairutilizationmechanismwerediscussed.
简介:Aone-pot,solvent-thermalprocesswasusedtocreatetheultrafineZnFe2O4nanoparticlesphotocatalyst.Duringthesolvent-thermalprocess,theinsituself-formingNaClnotonlyservedasa"cage"toconfinetheiondiffusion,butalsoactedasamicroreactorfornanocrystallitegrowth.Anaverageparticlesizeof~10nmandahigh-specificsurfaceareaof~112.9m2/gwereobservedfortheultrafineZnFe2O4nanoparticlesOwingtothesynergisticeffectofultrafineparticlesize,thefullutilizationofthevisiblelightregionandhighconductionband(CB)position,ultrafineZnFe2O4photocatalystdisplayedanefficientphotocatalyticCO2reductionundervisiblelightillumination.Besides,theultrafineZnFe2O4photocatalystshowedhighproductionselectivityforCH3CHOandC2H5OHgenerationinaqueousCO2/NaHCO3solution.Thisworkmayprovideanewideaforthesynthesisofnewhigh-efficiencyphotocatalysts.