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Visible light photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B by Bi2WO6 prepared via microwave-assisted method

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A series of Bi2WO6 have been synthesized via microwave-assisted method and used as photocatalysts for the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB). The results indicate that sample synthesized at pH value of 1 shows an optimal photocatalytic performance in degradation of RhB under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic performance improvement can be attributed to enhanced light absorption and reduced electron–hole pair recombination.

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This work is supported by the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (21271136), the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Anhui (1508085ME104 and 1408085MB40), the Important Project of Anhui Provincial Education Department (KJ 2015A250), the Key Program of Outstanding Youth Talents in Higher Education Institution (GXYQZD2016343), the Scientific Research Foundation for the Anhui Provincial Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars (Electrospun low dimensional TiO2 nano-structures and application in photovoltaic devices), the Program of Innovative Research Team of Anhui Provincial Education Department (Photoelectric information materials and new energy devices).

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    Guang Zhu, Xuelian Li, HongYan Wang & Li Zhang

  2. Chemistry Department, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, 200234, People’s Republic of China

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Zhu, G., Zhao, Q., Li, X. et al. Visible light photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B by Bi2WO6 prepared via microwave-assisted method. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 8288–8293 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4836-3

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