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In situ construction of BiOBr/Ag3PO4 composites with enhanced visible light photocatalytic performances

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2017

Juntao Yan ,
Mengqiu Xu ,
Bo Chai ,
Haibo Wang ,
Chunlei Wang  and
Zhandong Ren
Juntao Yan
Affiliation:
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, People’s Republic of China
Mengqiu Xu
Affiliation:
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, People’s Republic of China
Bo Chai*
Affiliation:
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, People’s Republic of China
Haibo Wang
Affiliation:
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, People’s Republic of China
Chunlei Wang
Affiliation:
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, People’s Republic of China
Zhandong Ren
Affiliation:
School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, People’s Republic of China
*
a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: willycb@163.com
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Abstract

The BiOBr/Ag3PO4 composites were fabricated by a facile in situ deposition of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles on the BiOBr microsheets and analyzed by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, high resolution transmission electron microscope, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV–vis diffuse reflectance absorption spectra, Fourier transform infrared, Raman, photoluminescence (PL), and photoelectrochemical techniques. The photocatalytic performances of as-prepared samples were investigated and compared through degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) solution. The results suggested that 30 wt% amount of BiOBr in the composites possessed the highest photocatalytic activity. The remarkably improved photocatalytic performances of BiOBr/Ag3PO4 composites could be ascribed to the efficient separation of electron–hole pairs, due to suitable energy band potentials between BiOBr and Ag3PO4. Furthermore, the photoelectrochemical and PL tests verified the separation and transfer efficiency of charges was promoted.

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chemical synthesisoptical properties
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 32 , Issue 8 , 28 April 2017 , pp. 1603 - 1610
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Contributing Editor: Xiaobo Chen

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