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Preparation of N-Doped Bi2WO6 Microspheres for Efficient Visible Light-Induced Photocatalysis

  • Bolin Tang ,
  • Guohua Jiang ,
  • Zhen Wei ,
  • Xia Li ,
  • Xiaohong Wang ,
  • Tengteng Jiang ,
  • Wenxing Chen ,
  • Junmin Wan
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  • 1. Department of Materials Engineering, College of Materials and Textile, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
    2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ATMT), Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

Received date: 2013-06-04

  Revised date: 2013-09-07

  Online published: 2014-03-11

Abstract

The N-doped bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6) photocatalysts with high visible light activity were prepared by the hydrothermal method using urea as a nitrogen source. The as-prepared N-doped Bi2WO6 samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, specific surface area, photocurrent analysis, and UV–Vis diffuse reflectrance spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) solution under visible light irradiation. The photocatalytic mechanisms were analyzed by active species trapping experiments which revealed that the holes were the main active species of N-doped Bi2WO6 products in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation, rather than ·OH and O2?-. With the assistance of H2O2, the photocatalytic activity for degradation of RhB could be further improved because H2O2 reacted with conduction band electrons to generate more hydroxyl radicals.

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Bolin Tang , Guohua Jiang , Zhen Wei , Xia Li , Xiaohong Wang , Tengteng Jiang , Wenxing Chen , Junmin Wan . Preparation of N-Doped Bi2WO6 Microspheres for Efficient Visible Light-Induced Photocatalysis[J]. Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters), 2014 , 27(1) : 124 -130 . DOI: 10.1007/s40195-013-0009-z

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