Microstructures and Photocatalytic Properties of BiOCl-RGO Nanocomposites Prepared by Two-step Hydrothermal Method

doi:10.11901/1005.3093.2019.443

Chinese Journal of Materials Research

2020, Vol. 34

Issue (2): 92-100 DOI: 10.11901/1005.3093.2019.443

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Microstructures and Photocatalytic Properties of BiOCl-RGO Nanocomposites Prepared by Two-step Hydrothermal Method

QIN Yanli^1,²,YANG Yan^1,²,ZHAO Pengyu^1,²,LIU Zhenyu²,NI Dingrui²(

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1. School of Science, Shenyang Ligong University, Shenyang 110159, China
2. Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

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QIN Yanli,YANG Yan,ZHAO Pengyu,LIU Zhenyu,NI Dingrui. Microstructures and Photocatalytic Properties of BiOCl-RGO Nanocomposites Prepared by Two-step Hydrothermal Method. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2020, 34(2): 92-100.

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Composites of BiOCl-RGO were synthesized via a two-step hydrothermal method. Firstly plain BiOCl was synthesized in the mixed solution of ethylene glycol and deionized water, the acquired nanosphere-like BiOCl of about 400 nm in diameter composed of many nanosheets. Then the RGO carrier was deposited onto the plain BiOCl to prepare BiOCl-RGO nanocomposites. The composites were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, XRD, XPS, SEM and TEM. The photocatalytic property of the composites was evaluated by degrading methyl orange. The results show that the temperature of hydrothermal process significantly affects the photocatalytic property of the composites. The composite of BiOCl -graphene prepared at 140°C shows the highest photocatalytic performance.

Key words: composite bismuth oxychloride (BiOCl) graphene hydrothermal method photocatalytic performance

Received: 12 September 2019

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Fund: National Natural Science Foundation of China(51871215);Program of Liaoning Science and Technology Department(1010145002220);Program of Liaoning Education Department (LG201605)

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Fig.1 Raman spectra of samples (a) spectra of single BiOCl and BiOCl in BiOCl-RGO composite particles, (b) spectra of RGO in BiOCl-RGO composite particles

Fig. 2 XRD pattern of prepared samples

Fig.3 XPS spectra of composites (a) Bi 4f of B, (b) Cl 2p of B, (c) C 1s of BR-120

Fig.4 SEM images of prepared samples (a) sample B with low magnification, (b) sample B with high magnification, (c) sample BR-120

Fig.5 TEM images of prepared samples (a) sample B, (b) sample BR-120

Fig.6 Absorption spectra of MO aqueous solution degraded by prepared samples (a) B, (b) BR-120, (c) BR-140, (d) BR-160

Fig.7 Photocatalytic degradation rate of composites prepared at different heat treatment temperatures (a) and corresponding the first-order kinetics diagram of degradation rate (b)

Table 1 Quasi-first-order rate constants and catalytic efficiency of MO degradation by photocatalyst under visible light irradiation

Fig.8 Possible mechanism of BiOCl-RGO degrading MO

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