Issue 10, 2013
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New Journal of Chemistry

Facile template-free and fast refluxing synthesis of 3D desertrose-like BiOCl nanoarchitectures with superior photocatalytic activity†

Gang Cheng,a   Jinyan Xiong‡b  and  Florian J. Stadler*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Semiconductor and Chemical Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekjedaero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
E-mail: gchenglab@gmail.com, fjstadler@jbnu.ac.kr
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b Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, China

Abstract

3D desertrose-like BiOCl nanoarchitectures were synthesized via a facile refluxing method in the polyol triethylene glycol (TEG) without templates or surfactants. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), UV-vis diffuse reflectance (UV-DRS) and nitrogen adsorption analyses. On the basis of a series of contrast experiments, the probable growth mechanism and the fabrication process of the products were proposed. These BiOCl nanoarchitectures composed of numerous nanosheets exhibit higher photocatalytic performance than BiOCl nanoparticles, nanoplates and P25 under visible light irradiation. The enhancement of photocatalytic activity of the desertrose-like BiOCl nanoarchitectures compared to other nanostructures is mainly attributed to their larger surface area, higher dye loading, special hierarchitecture, and narrow band gap.

Graphical abstract: Facile template-free and fast refluxing synthesis of 3D desertrose-like BiOCl nanoarchitectures with superior photocatalytic activity

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3NJ00413A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Apr 2013
Accepted
17 Jul 2013
First published
19 Jul 2013

New J. Chem., 2013,37, 3207-3213

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Facile template-free and fast refluxing synthesis of 3D desertrose-like BiOCl nanoarchitectures with superior photocatalytic activity

G. Cheng, J. Xiong and F. J. Stadler, New J. Chem., 2013, 37, 3207 DOI: 10.1039/C3NJ00413A

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