Synthesis and Enhanced Light Photocatalytic Activity of Modulating Band BiOBrXI1−X Nanosheets
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of BiOBrXI1−X Nanosheets
2.2. Apparatus
2.3. Photocatalytic Activity and Photoelectrochemical Experiments
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | x = 0.00 | x = 0.05 | x = 0.10 | x = 0.15 | x = 0.20 |
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a (Å) | 3.996 | 3.993 | 3.989 | 3.985 | 3.979 |
b (Å) | 3.996 | 3.993 | 3.989 | 3.985 | 3.979 |
c (Å) | 9.155 | 9.152 | 9.126 | 9.103 | 9.069 |
v (Å3) | 146.173 | 145.916 | 145.204 | 144.586 | 143.594 |
(β,γ) | 90.000 | 90.000 | 90.000 | 90.000 | 90.000 |
Rwp (%) | 8.67 | 9.51 | 9.14 | 9.14 | 9.00 |
Rp (%) | 6.32 | 7.02 | 6.79 | 6.80 | 6.78 |
Sample | x = 0.00 | x = 0.05 | x = 0.10 | x = 0.15 | x = 0.20 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bi-I (A1g) | Raman shift | 84.957 | 85.388 | 86.771 | 86.869 | 87.968 |
Peak strength | 35.781 | 36.520 | 36.797 | 34.290 | 49.012 | |
Half height width | 9.882 | 9.882 | 9.882 | 9.882 | 9.882 | |
Peak area | 376.363 | 384.139 | 387.048 | 360.676 | 615.654 | |
Bi-I (Eg) | Raman shift | 148.885 | 149.384 | 150.669 | 150.824 | 151.452 |
Peak strength | 32.477 | 28.135 | 31.334 | 29.870 | 34.955 | |
Half height width | 9.882 | 9.882 | 9.882 | 9.882 | 9.882 | |
Peak area | 341.605 | 295.940 | 329.589 | 314.190 | 442.096 | |
A1g/Eg | Peak ratio | 1.102 | 1.298 | 1.174 | 1.148 | 1.402 |
Peak area ratio | 1.102 | 1.298 | 1.174 | 1.148 | 1.393 |
Sample | Eg | EV | EC |
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BiOI | 1.87 | 2.375 | 0.505 |
BiOBr0.15I0.85 | 1.89 | 2.415 | 0.525 |
BiOBr | 2.86 | 3.100 | 0.240 |
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Zhang, B.; Fu, S.; Wang, D.; Jiao, S.; Zeng, Z.; Zhang, X.; Xu, Z.; Liu, Y.; Zhao, C.; Pan, J.; et al. Synthesis and Enhanced Light Photocatalytic Activity of Modulating Band BiOBrXI1−X Nanosheets. Nanomaterials 2021, 11, 2940. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112940
Zhang B, Fu S, Wang D, Jiao S, Zeng Z, Zhang X, Xu Z, Liu Y, Zhao C, Pan J, et al. Synthesis and Enhanced Light Photocatalytic Activity of Modulating Band BiOBrXI1−X Nanosheets. Nanomaterials. 2021; 11(11):2940. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112940
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Bingke, Shengwen Fu, Dongbo Wang, Shujie Jiao, Zhi Zeng, Xiangyu Zhang, Zhikun Xu, Yaxin Liu, Chenchen Zhao, Jingwen Pan, and et al. 2021. "Synthesis and Enhanced Light Photocatalytic Activity of Modulating Band BiOBrXI1−X Nanosheets" Nanomaterials 11, no. 11: 2940. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11112940