Rapid preparation of Bi2WO6 photocatalyst with nanosheet morphology via microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis

被引:188
作者
Wu, Ling [1 ,2 ]
Bi, Jinhong [1 ]
Li, Zhaohui [1 ]
Wang, Xuxu [1 ]
Fu, Xianzhi [1 ]
机构
[1] Fuzhou Univ, State Key Lab Breeding Base Photocatalysis, Res Inst Photocatalysis, Fuzhou 350002, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Fujian Inst Res Struct Matter, State Key Lab Struct Chem, Fuzhou 350002, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
microwave; solvothermal; Bi2WO6; nanosheet; photocatalytic activity;
D O I
10.1016/j.cattod.2007.10.089
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Nanocrystalline B(i)2WO(6) photocatalyst with nanosheet morphology was successfully synthesized by a microwave-solvothermal process. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction technique (XRD), BET surface area analysis, Uv-vis diffuse reflectance spectrum (Uv-vis DRS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In comparison with a conventional hydrothermal process, the microwave-solvothermal process presented many advantages in a shorter reaction time, higher surface area and more oxygen vacancies for the preparation of Bi2WO6 samples. The absorption edge of the samples is at ca. 445 nm, corresponding to band gap energy of about 2.8 eV. The morphology of nanosheets with nanocrystals was also observed. For the decomposition of Rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light irradiation (lambda > 420 nm), nanocrystalline Bi2WO6 samples obtained by microwave-solvothermal process showed higher photocatalytic activity than that of the sample obtained by conventional hydrothermal process. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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