Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of BiOCl/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites for the enhancement of photocatalytic efficiency

Research on Chemical Intermediates - In this research, BiOCl/Bi2WO6 nanocomposites were successfully synthesized by a microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. Phase, morphology and optical...     

可见光响应型Bi2WO6光催化剂

Bi₂WO₆作为一种新型半导体光催化剂,具有较窄的带隙宽度和特殊的层状结构,因而显示出良好的可见光催化性能。本文综述了围绕提高Bi₂WO₆的光催化活性和实用性而开展的相关研究成果,包括:纳米结构Bi₂WO₆材料;分级超结构Bi₂WO₆材料;Bi₂WO₆光催化剂的系列修饰改性,如金属氧化物复合、碳烯和金属单质的表面沉积,以及金属离子和非金属离子的掺杂等。此外,还从回收角度综述了Bi₂WO₆的固定化技术。最后对Bi₂WO₆光催化剂的发展趋势进行了展望,强调对Bi₂WO₆进行带隙调控,并加强对其异质结构界面状态的研究,通过理论计算可深入理解光催化机制,以从制备入手指导现有催化剂的改良和设计新型光催化剂。     

离子交换法制备高光催化活性Bi2WO6@Bi2S3异质结纳米片

社会经济快速发展的同时, 也带来了日益严峻的环境污染问题. 半导体光催化氧化技术因节能环保而在环境领域有广阔的应用前景. 作为最具有代表性的半导体光催化材料, TiO2因为其禁带宽度(3.2 eV)比较大, 只能被紫外光激发, 因而对太阳能的利用率较低. 作为一种最简单的含铋层状氧化物, Bi2WO6的禁带宽度(2.7 eV)相对较小, 可以部分利用太阳光中的可见光, 因而受到广大研究者的青睐. 但是, Bi2WO6光催化材料的可见光响应范围较窄, 仅能被波长小于450 nm的光激发, 且激发后的光生载流子容易复合, 导致光催化效率不高. 因此, 迫切需要对Bi2WO6光催化材料进行结构修饰与改性,采用拓展其光响应范围和抑制载流子复合, 来提高其光催化活性.本文采用离子交换法原位合成了具有核-壳结构的Bi2S3@Bi2WO6纳米片, 充分利用Bi2S3优良的可见光响应性能和半导体异质结光催化剂的构建, 来提高Bi2WO6的光催化活性. 结果表明, 随着Na2S·9H2O用量从0增加到1.5 g, 所得催化剂的光活性不断提高, X3B的降解速率常数由0.40×10-3min-1增加到6.6×10-3min-1, 催化剂活性提高了16.5倍. 当进一步增加Na2S·9H2O的用量时(1.5-3.0 g), 复合催化剂的光活性下降. 这是由于过多Na2S·9H2O的引入导致在催化剂表面生成了没有光活性的NaBiS2层(Bi2S3+ Na2S = 2NaBiS2), 占据了催化剂的活性位点, 阻碍了染料分子与催化剂的直接接触. Bi2WO6@Bi2S3异质结纳米片光活性的提高, 可归因于Bi2S3的敏化作用极大拓展了复合催化剂的光响应范围; 另一方面, Bi2WO6和Bi2S3两者之间的半导体异质结效应有效促进了光生载流子在空间的有效分离, 抑制了光生电子-空穴的复合, 从而提高了复合催化剂的催化效率. 本研究为其他半导体复合材料的原位生长制备提供了新的思路.     

亚硫酸盐协助中空Bi2WO6微球的光催化性能

本文利用亚硫酸盐与Bi2WO6协同作用,有效地提升其光催化活性。以甲基橙和抗生素环丙沙星(CIP)作为被降解物对该体系的光催化降解性能和机理进行了研究。结果表明:光催化活性增强主要原因为亚硫酸盐能与Bi2WO6的光生空穴及羟基自由基反应,不仅能生成新的活性物质亚硫酸自由基(SO3^2-),还能促进Bi2WO6光生电子—空穴对的分离。此外,还考察了催化剂的用量、和污染物的浓度对该体系光催化性能的影响。     

Elucidating the structure-dependent photocatalytic properties of Bi2WO6: a synthesis guided investigation

Polycrystalline microspheres and single-crystalline microplates of Bi(2)WO(6) have been synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. Herein, these materials are evaluated as photocatalysts for the visible light mediated degradation of rhodamine B, a model pollutant, and the results compared to those obtained with Bi(2)WO(6) prepared by traditional methods. The microplates, which displayed the best crystallinity and highest surface area, were anticipated to facilitate the greatest rate of dye photodegradation. However, the polycrystalline microspheres outperformed both the Bi(2)WO(6) microplates and traditional samples. To understand the origin of this result, the local and macroscale structures of the Bi(2)WO(6) samples were comprehensively characterized by spectroscopy techniques (diffuse reflectance, fluorescence, Raman, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy) as well as electron microscopy and diffraction. This analysis found that the enhanced performance of the Bi(2)WO(6) microspheres results from the expression of a hydrophilic surface, a low concentration of point defects, and a moderate surface area. This finding highlights the significant role synthesis plays in imparting structure and functionality to solid materials.     

Uranium substitution for tungsten in the Bi2WO6–Bi2UO6 system: Formation of a broad high-temperature solid solution

Polythermic studies of Bi₂WO₆–Bi₂UO₆ system revealed existence of a broad Bi₂W_1?xU_xO₆ solid solution with the Aurivillius-type structure. Below 750 °C, the homogeneity area is narrow (x ≤ 0.12) but extends significantly at higher temperatures (up to ca. 75% Bi₂UO₆ at 1025 °C). The solid solution retains orthorhombic symmetry over the entire compositional range, but substitution of U for W results in significant lowering of second harmonic intensity and Curie point suggesting, at high substitution degrees, a very close approach to the archetypic body-centered tetragonal centrosymmetric structure. The known Bi₂WO₆-based solid solutions are discussed in terms of thermal stability, and a general geometrical explanation is suggested. Incorporation of large cations into the B perovskitic positions of [Bi₂O₂][A_n?1B_nO_3n+1] Aurivillius structures seems yet to be restricted by the n = 1 case.     

Unusual high-temperature structural behaviour in ferroelectric Bi2WO6

The crystal structure of Aurivillius phase ferroelectric Bi2WO6 has been studied in detail as a function of temperature by using high-resolution powder neutron diffraction. In agreement with an earlier study, a transition from space group P2(1)ab to B2cb occurs at about 660 degrees C. This transition corresponds to the loss of one octahedral tilt mode within the perovskite-like WO4 layer of the structure. A second, reconstructive, phase transition occurs around 960 degrees C, corresponding to the ferroelectric Curie point; in contrast to previous suggestions, the structure of this high-temperature phase contains layers of stoichiometry WO4, with WO6 octahedra sharing edges and corners, and with the fluorite-like Bi2O2 layers remaining essentially unchanged. This structure is closely related to that of the ambient temperature phase of lanthanide-doped derivatives, for example, Bi0.7Yb1.3WO6 recently reported. This phase-transition behaviour is in stark contrast to that of other members of the Aurivillius family, such as SrBi2Ta2O9 and Bi4Ti3O12, which retain the archetypal Aurivillius connectivity at all temperatures.     

A templated method to Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres and their conversion to double-shell Bi2O3/Bi2WO6 hollow microspheres with improved photocatalytic performance

Bi(2)WO(6) hollow microspheres with dimension of ca. 1.5 μm were synthesized via a hydrothermal method using polystyrene particles as the template. The as-prepared Bi(2)WO(6) hollow microspheres can be further transformed to double-shell Bi(2)O(3)/Bi(2)WO(6) hollow microspheres. The samples were fully characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution TEM, N(2)-sorption Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, UV-vis diffuse-reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The as-formed double-shell Bi(2)O(3)/Bi(2)WO(6) hollow microspheres exhibit enhanced photocatalytic activity due to the hollow nature and formation of the p-n junction between p-type Bi(2)O(3) and n-type Bi(2)WO(6). The study provides a general and effective method in the fabrication of composition and dimension-tunable composite hollow microspheres with sound heterojunctions that may show a variety of applications.     

Solvothermal synthesis of highly active Bi2WO6 visible photocatalyst

Uniform Bi₂WO₆ spheres with high visible light activity were prepared via a solvothermal route. A variety of techniques including transmission electron micrographs (TEM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption, FT-IR spectra, and UV–Vis spectra were employed to characterize the structure of the Bi₂WO₆ materials so obtained. The results show that the sphere-like Bi₂WO₆ samples were successfully prepared. And, under the photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B, the samples demonstrated high activity, three times higher than that of a sample from the solid-state method. Moreover, the uniform structure made the sample easy to separate from the reaction solution, providing an intrinsic advantage to the normal Bi₂WO₆ samples.     

Visible-light-induced degradation of rhodamine B by nanosized Bi2WO6

Visible-light-induced photodegradation of rhodamine B over nanosized Bi2WO6 has been observed. Bi2WO6 exhibited a high photoactivity to photodegrade rhodamine B in the central pH solution under visible irradiation (lambda > 420 nm). After five recycles for the photodegradation of rhodamine B, the catalyst did not exhibit any significant loss of activity, confirming the photocatalyst is essentially stable. The total organic carbon measurement displayed that a high degree of mineralization was achieved in the present photochemical system. The results of density functional theory calculation illuminated that the visible-light absorption band in the Bi2WO6 catalyst is attributed to the band transition from the hybrid orbitals of Bi6s and O2p to the W5d orbitals. The Bi2WO6-assisted photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine occurs via two competitive processes: a photocatalytic process and a photosensitized process. The transformation of rhodamine is mainly via the photocatalytic process. Kinetic studies by using electron spin resonance and the radical scavenger technologies suggest that *OH is not the dominant photooxidant. Direct hole transfers and O2*- could take part in Bi2WO6 photocatalysis. This study provided a possible treatment approach for organic pollutants by using visible light in aqueous ecosystems.     

Pd nanoparticle-modified Bi2WO6 nanoplates used for visible-light-driven photocatalyst

Pd nanoparticles supported on Bi₂WO₆ nanoplates used for visible-light-driven photocatalyst were successfully synthesized by photoreduction deposition method under visible-light irradiation. Different analytical techniques including X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy revealed that face-centered cubic metallic Pd nanoparticles were uniformly loaded on top of orthorhombic Bi₂WO₆ nanoplates to form heterostructure Pd/Bi₂WO₆ nanocomposites. Photocatalytic activities of pure Bi₂WO₆ sample and heterostructure Pd/Bi₂WO₆ nanocomposites were studied through the photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light irradiation. The photocatalytic efficiency of Bi₂WO₆ was increased to the highest by being loaded with 5 wt% Pd and then decreased by being loaded with 10 wt% Pd. The improved photocatalytic efficiency caused by high-efficiency diffusion and separation of photo-generated charge carriers was explained and can lead to superior photodegradation of RhB under visible-light irradiation.

     

鳞状BiOBr/Bi2WO6的合成及其吸附性能

采用一步水热法成功制备鳞状形貌的BiOBr/Bi₂WO₆复合物,通过X射线衍射（XRD）仪、扫描电子显微镜（SEM）、N2吸附/解吸附比表面测定仪（BET）、傅里叶变换红外（FT-IR）光谱等对复合物进行了表征。对比Bi₂WO₆与BiOBr的SEM照片,结合KBr的浓度实验,提出了BiOBr/Bi₂WO₆的鳞状形貌的形成机理。选取有机染料为吸附质,BiOBr/Bi₂WO₆为吸附剂进行了复合物吸附性能测试。结果表明,BiOBr/Bi₂WO₆对阳离子染料表现出优越的吸附性能,10 min对次甲基蓝（MB）的吸附率高达99%,优于常规的活性炭吸附剂。此外,BiOBr/Bi₂WO₆对有机染料的吸附行为符合准二级反应速率方程和Freundlich等温吸附模型。     

TiO_2/Bi_2WO_6纳米异质结的制备及其可见光光催化性能

采用共沉淀法制备了不同Ti/Bi摩尔比的TiO_2/Bi_2WO_6纳米异质结可见光光催化剂.采用XRD、HR-TEM、XPS及UV-vis DRS测试技术对样品的晶相结构、微观形貌、组成及吸光性能等进行了表征分析.以MB模拟环境污染物,考察了TiO_2/Bi_2WO_6纳米异质结的可见光光催化活性.结果表明,当热处理温度为700℃,n(Ti)∶n(Bi)的比值为1∶5.4,可见光照射180 min时,TiO_2/Bi_2WO_6纳米异质结对MB的降解率达80.0%,是纯Bi_2WO_6的12倍.光催化活性的提高可归因于TiO_2与Bi_2WO_6复合后可以产生能带交叠效应,从而促进光生电子-空穴对的有效分离.     

Preparation of Ag-loaded octahedral Bi2WO6 photocatalyst and its photocatalytic activity

In this work, an Ag-loaded octahedral Bi₂WO₆ photocatalyst has been successfully prepared by the hydrothermal method and photo deposition method. X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive analysis of X-ray (EDX), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and ultra-violet adsorption spectrum (UV-Vis) were employed for characterization of the composite photocatalyst. Furthermore, two different photocatalysts including the obtained Ag-loaded octahedral Bi₂WO₆ were employed here for photodegradation of model contaminated water of Orange II (OII). Results show that Ag-loaded Bi₂WO₆ photocatalyst exhibits superior photocatalytic properties compared to the undoped Bi₂WO₆. The reasons for improvement in photocatalytic activity of the Ag-loaded octahedral Bi₂WO₆ were also discussed.     

Preparation and optical properties of three-dimensional navel-like Bi2WO6 hierarchical microspheres

Three-dimensional (3D) navel-like Bi₂WO₆ hierarchical microspheres were successfully prepared using a simple hydrothermal method. The 3D navel-like BWO hierarchical structure composed of well-ordered nanosheets displayed the excellent photocatalytic activity, and the degradation rate of norfloxacin was about 67%.     

Time-dependent evolution of the dichloromethane-mediated Bi2MoO6/BiOCl heterojunction for enhanced electrochemical performance

Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry - In this work, we presented a one-pot hydrothermal approach to produce Bi2MoO6/BiOCl heterojunction in the presence of dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) as the...     

Transparent thin films of Bi2WO6, Bi4Ti3O12 and Sr0.75Ba0.25Nb2O6

Transparent thin films were prepared by a sol–gel method starting from precursor formation in solution, subsequent spin coating followed by a heating ramp up to a maximum of 700 °C. Starting from a Bi₂MoO₆ synthesis route, the phase formation and thin film processing of the bismuth containing materials Bi₂WO₆, Bi₃Ti₄O₁₂ and additionally of the tungsten–bronze structure Sr_0.75Ba_0.25Nb₂O₆ were studied. Spin coating was used to adjust the film thickness in a wide range from 6 to 200 nm. All films were obtained as multicrystalline pure phases according to X-ray diffraction analyses. Scanning electron micrographs revealed homogeneous coatings composed of nanoparticles with a crystallite size varying between 20 and 100 nm, furthermore the UV–VIS spectra demonstrated a high transparency of the films, 80–90% at 600 nm.