Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 11, Issue 1, 5(2015)
Squared-like BiOCl nanosheets synthesized by ethylene glycol-assisted solvothermal method and their photocatalytic performance
Bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) with morphology of squared-like nanosheet is synthesized by solvothermal method using ethylene glycol aqueous reaction solution. The product is characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) diffuse reflection spectroscopy, respectively. The layered structure, the hydrogen bonding between hydroxyl groups and their selective adsorption cause the formation of the squared-like nanosheets. The photocatalytic degradation activity of the as-prepared BiOCl is tested by the degradation of methyl orange under UV light irradiation. Repeating the degradation process four times under the same condition, the results show that the squared-like BiOCl nanosheets present high photocatalytic activity and stability.
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HU Jia-jia, LIU Jia-qin, RUAN Li-li, BIAN Hai-dong, ZHANG Xin-yi, WU Yu-cheng. Squared-like BiOCl nanosheets synthesized by ethylene glycol-assisted solvothermal method and their photocatalytic performance[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2015, 11(1): 5
Received: Sep. 25, 2014
Accepted: --
Published Online: Oct. 12, 2017
The Author Email: Yu-cheng WU (ycwu@hfut.edu.cn)