Issue 9, 2009
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CrystEngComm

Synthesis, characterization and assembly of BiOCl nanostructure and their photocatalytic properties†

Yongqian Lei,ab   Guanhua Wang,ab   Shuyan Song,ab   Weiqiang Fanab  and  Hongjie Zhang*b  

* Corresponding authors

a State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
E-mail: hongjie@ciac.jl.cn

b Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China

Abstract

In this article, a two-dimensional (2D) nanoplate and a 3D hierarchical structure of BiOCl were synthesized through a simple sonochemical route. Compared with previous preparation methods, the 2D nanoplates can be prepared at a relatively short time (about 30 min) with low energy used. Additionally, these 2D nanoplates can easily assemble into a 3D hierarchical structure with the surfactant reagents. The obtained products were well crystallized and subsequently characterized by a range of methods, such as X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission microscopy (HRTEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and Raman spectroscopy. A possible mechanical growth route was also proposed based on the experiments. The photocatalytic properties of the prepared samples were further investigated by photocatalytic decomposition of Methene Orange (MO) dye, which indicated that the 3D hierarchical structure can effectively improve photocatalytic activity.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis, characterization and assembly of BiOCl nanostructure and their photocatalytic properties

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B909013B
Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 May 2009
Accepted
06 May 2009
First published
27 May 2009

CrystEngComm, 2009,11, 1857-1862

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Synthesis, characterization and assembly of BiOCl nanostructure and their photocatalytic properties

Y. Lei, G. Wang, S. Song, W. Fan and H. Zhang, CrystEngComm, 2009, 11, 1857 DOI: 10.1039/B909013B

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