In-situ growth of Ag3VO4 nanoparticles onto BiOCl nanosheet to form a heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced performance under visible light irradiation

A novel Ag3VO4 nanoparticles deposited BiOCl nanosheets composite photocatalyst with heterojunctions was prepared for the first time. The as-obtained photocatalysts exhibit much higher activity than pure BiOCl under visible light irradiation.167