RSC Advances,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(53), С. 39429 - 39435
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
High-pressure
efficiently
narrows
the
band
gap
and
changes
unit
cell
compressibility
from
anisotropic
to
isotropic
in
van
der
Waals
BiOCl
semiconductors.
Results in Chemistry,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7, С. 101497 - 101497
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
Solar
energy-utilizing
photocatalysts
for
water
purification
remain
essential
environmental
sustainability.
This
report
presents
new
concepts
in
bismuth
oxychloride/oxide/carbon
nanotubes.
(BiOCl/Bi2O3/CNT)
composites,
synthesized
through
a
chemical
deposition
method
involving
BiOCl
carbon
nanotube
bath,
followed
by
surface
reduction/oxidation
steps.
The
impact
of
ratio
and
calcination
temperature
were
explored.
Characterization
involved
ultraviolet–visible
diffuse
reflectance
spectroscopy
(UV–vis
DRS),
X-ray
photoelectron
(XPS),
fourier
transform
infrared
(FTIR),
diffraction
(XRD),
scanning
electron
microscopy
(SEM),
energy
dispersive
(EDX),
elemental
mapping,
N2
adsorption/desorption
analysis,
electrochemical
impedance
(EIS).
XRD
analysis
revealed
in-situ
formation
α
β-Bi2O3
phases,
rendering
the
composite
more
responsive
to
visible
light
at
200
°C.
Carbon
nanotubes
reduced
band
gap
ternary
yielding
lower
energies
range
compared
Bi2O3.
XPS
identified
metallic
Bi0
particles,
enhancing
mobility
charge
separation.
synergy
BiOCl/Bi2O3/CNT-200
material
significantly
improved
diclofenac
degradation
under
solar
simulator
irradiation.
Total
organic
(TOC)
demonstrated
81
%
mineralization
with
material.
Active
species
trapping
crucial
roles
HO•
radicals
h+
holes
pollutant
degradation.
presence
normally
metastable
phase
°C
enhanced
simulation
efficiency,
while
acted
as
reservoirs,
aided
particles.
present
study
sets
out
an
efficient
synthesis
approach
photomineralization
complex
pharmaceutical
compounds.
Applied Water Science,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(4)
Опубликована: Март 24, 2025
Abstract
Developing
a
product
that
serves
dual
purpose
as
an
adsorbent/photocatalyst
for
ecological
applications
is
compelling
study
area.
This
article
discusses
facile
ultrafast
synthesis
of
BiOCl/Bi
2
S
3
/biochar
(BiOCl/Bi
/BC)
by
solid-state
reaction
with
coupled
roles
photocatalyst
during
sunlight
exposure
and
adsorbent
when
there
no
light.
/BC
was
characterized
XRD,
SEM,
EDX,
HR-TEM,
XPS,
FTIR,
Raman,
DR/UV–Vis
spectroscopy
techniques.
The
adsorption
efficiency
its
parameters
were
explored
using
ciprofloxacin
(CPF)
contaminant
model
drug
in
the
absence
light
irradiation.
role
considered
under
direct
30
achieved
removal
81.25%
dark
reached
90%
within
1
h.
exhibited
triplet
initial
rate,
doubled
rate
constant
photocatalysis
(11.34
mg
g
−1
min
,
0.642
)
compared
to
(3.88
0.256
),
respectively,
indicating
adsorptive,
catalytic,
cocatalytic
BC.
Mechanism
studies
indicated
separated
CPF
via
electrostatic
interaction,
π
–
conjunction,
hydrogen
bonding
while
occurred
through
S-scheme
mechanism
where
•
O
−
h
+
play
predominant
photocatalytic
degradation.
Besides,
hybrid
stable
revealed
acceptable
recyclability
after
four
consecutive
cycles
from
their
aqueous
solutions.
work
provided
ultrafast,
simple,
economical,
efficient
strategy
application
structure
has
function
elimination
water.
Materials Research Express,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11(6), С. 065903 - 065903
Опубликована: Июнь 1, 2024
Abstract
Bismuth
oxychloride
(BiOCl)
is
a
layered
compound
known
for
its
exceptional
physical,
chemical,
and
optical
characteristics,
along
with
notable
photocatalytic
performance
under
visible
light
irradiation.
This
investigation
employed
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
to
analyze
the
electronic
band
structure,
projected
of
states
(PDOS),
joint
(JDOS),
dielectric
functions
both
pristine
BiOCl
various
doped
crystalline
structures
utilizing
augmented
wave
basis
set.
The
crystallographic
symmetry
co-doped
configurations
exhibited
congruency
crystals.
Electronic
were
evaluated
pristine,
doped,
forms.
In
case
Sn
x
Bi
1−x
OBr
Cl
crystal
(x
=
0.0625,
0.125,
0.25),
energy
gaps
1.40
eV,
1.42
1.5
eV
determined,
respectively,
signifying
reduction
in
gap
compared
single
undoped
crystal.
Analysis
PDOS
revealed
that
valence
(VB)
was
characterized
by
(p),
Br
O
(s,
p)
states,
while
conduction
(CB)
primarily
consisted
(p)
states.
JDOS
calculations
indicated
shift
peak
towards
lower
values,
indicating
dopants
promoted
electron
transitions
from
Cl,
Sn,
O,
p
state.
Moreover,
function
pure
demonstrated
tin-bromine
co-doping
induced
modifications
static
constant
permittivity
unmodified
Ultimately,
incorporation
tin
bromine
through
exerted
substantial
influence
on
properties
materials.
Based
our
computational
assessments,
configuration
0.25
showcased
superior
absorption
efficiency
other
variations
BiOCl.