Synthesis and catalytic performances of a novel photocatalyst BiOF

A novel oxyhalide photocatalyst BiOF was prepared by precipitation and subsequent heat treatment. The influence of calcination temperature on the synthesis of BiOF was investigated. Interestingly, the as-prepared BiOF exhibits high photocatalytic performance in the degradation of universal organic pollutants. The high photocatalytic activity is closely related to the internal electric fields between [Bi2O2] slabs and fluorine anionic slabs.