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Surfactant-mediated synthesis of single-crystalline Bi3O4Br nanorings with enhanced photocatalytic activity.
- Source :
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A; 8/14/2017, Vol. 5 Issue 30, p15706-15713, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- We present a surfactant-mediated approach to the production of single-crystal Bi<subscript>3</subscript>O<subscript>4</subscript>Br nanorings via a simple solvothermal method. The ring-like morphology is rare among bismuth oxyhalides, and the reaction pathways are superior to traditional chemical transformations. In detail, Bi<subscript>3</subscript>O<subscript>4</subscript>Br nanorings are prepared in three stages: (1) the formation of precursors, (2) selective etching and (3) Ostwald ripening. During these steps, the extra usage of templates is avoided and a series of useful intermediates are obtained. Besides, this method can be extended to fabricate other bismuth oxyhalide nanorings. Under visible-light irradiation, all of our samples are photo-activated. The Bi<subscript>3</subscript>O<subscript>4</subscript>Br nanorings exhibit an efficient oxygen-evolution rate (72.54 μmol h<superscript>−1</superscript>) and pollutant degradation rate (4.71 × 10<superscript>−2</superscript> g min<superscript>−1</superscript> m<superscript>−2</superscript>), which can be attributed to their unique ring structures and band potentials. Thus, the surfactant-mediated chemical conversion strategy not only paves a new way to enhance the photocatalytic activity of bismuth oxyhalides, but also provides an important large-scale route for designing other nanomaterials with ring-like structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20507488
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 30
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124419471
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta04507g