Synthesis, Property Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of the Polyaniline/BiYTi2O7 Polymer Composite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation Method of BiYTi2O7
2.2. Preparation of Polyaniline–Hybridized BiYTi2O7
2.3. Characterization of BiYTi2O7 and PANI–BiYTi2O7
2.4. Photocatalytic Characterizations of BiYTi2O7 and PANI–BiYTi2O7
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization
3.1.1. XRD Analysis
3.1.2. SEM Analysis
3.1.3. XPS Analysis
3.1.4. UV-Vis Diffuse Reflectance Spectra
3.1.5. Band Structures
3.2. Photocatalytic Properties of Different PANI-Modified BiYTi2O7 Photocatalysts
3.3. Photocatalytic Degradation Mechanism
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Atom | x | y | z | Occupation factor |
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Bi | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Y | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Ti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
O(1) | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 1 |
O(2) | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 1 |
BiYTi2O7 | Bi4f | Y3d | Ti2p | O1s | C1s | |||
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Bi4f5/2 | Bi4f7/2 | Y3d3/2 | Y3d5/2 | Ti2p1/2 | Ti2p3/2 | |||
Experimental (eV) | 163.3 | 156.5 | 157.9 | 158.6 | 463.8 | 457.2 | 528.8 | 283.9 |
After carbon revision (eV) | 164.0 | 157.2 | 158.6 | 159.3 | 464.5 | 457.2 | 529.5 | 284.8 |
Photocatalysts | R | Regression equation | K (h−1) |
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BiYTi2O7 | 0.9697 | Y = 0.0337X − 0.0052 | 0.0337 |
BiYTi2O7-1%PANI | 0.9877 | Y = 0.0379X + 0.1515 | 0.0379 |
BiYTi2O7-5%PANI | 0.9648 | Y = 0.2441X + 0.1698 | 0.2441 |
BiYTi2O7-10%PANI | 0.9874 | Y = 0.9004X + 0.7508 | 0.9004 |
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Luan, J.; Shen, Y.; Wang, S.; Guo, N. Synthesis, Property Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of the Polyaniline/BiYTi2O7 Polymer Composite. Polymers 2017, 9, 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9030069
Luan J, Shen Y, Wang S, Guo N. Synthesis, Property Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of the Polyaniline/BiYTi2O7 Polymer Composite. Polymers. 2017; 9(3):69. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9030069
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuan, Jingfei, Yue Shen, Shu Wang, and Ningbin Guo. 2017. "Synthesis, Property Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity of the Polyaniline/BiYTi2O7 Polymer Composite" Polymers 9, no. 3: 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9030069