Crystal-chemistry insight into the photocatalytic activity of BiOClxBr1--x nanoplate solid solutions
Huan-Yan XU, Xu HAN, Qu TAN, Ke-Jia WU, Shu-Yan QI
Crystal-chemistry insight into the photocatalytic activity of BiOClxBr1--x nanoplate solid solutions
In this study, a facile alcoholysis method was developed to synthesize BiOClxBr1--x nanoplates at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. In this route, strong acid or alkaline environment was absolutely avoided to realize the high exposure of {001} crystal facets. The regular changes in XRD peaks and cell parameters as a function of the Br content strongly declared that the obtained BiOClxBr1--x products belonged to a group of solid solutions. The 2D nanosheets with in-plane wrinkles were clearly observed in TEM images. Interestingly, as the Br content increased, band gaps of BiOClxBr1--x solid solutions gradually decreased. The photocatalytic degradation of RhB under simulated sunlight irradiation indicated that BiOCl0.5Br0.5 had the best photocatalytic activity. From the viewpoint of crystal chemistry, the photocatalytic activity of BiOClxBr1--x solid solutions was closely related with the exposure amount of {001} facets, interlayer spacing of (001) plane and energy-level position of valence band.
BiOClxBr1--x solid solutions / {001} facets exposure / internal electric field / interlayer spacing / energy-level position
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