Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 11, Issue 1, 5(2015)

Squared-like BiOCl nanosheets synthesized by ethylene glycol-assisted solvothermal method and their photocatalytic performance

Jia-jia HU... Jia-qin LIU, Li-li RUAN, Hai-dong BIAN, Xin-yi ZHANG and Yu-cheng WU* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China
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    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

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 25, 2014

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Oct. 12, 2017

    The Author Email: Yu-cheng WU (ycwu@hfut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-015-4170-7

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