Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5462814 Materials Letters 2017 5 Pages PDF
Abstract

•Simple one-pot procedure is introduced to synthesize BiVO4/TiO2/GO composite.•Its photocatalytic activity was evaluated through the degradation of RB-19.•Enhancement of photocatalytic performance was attributed to the introducion of GO.•Various samples were characterized by various characterization technologies.

An efficient novel basic bismuth nitrate BiVO4/TiO2/GO photocatalyst was first synthesized by one-pot hydrothermal process. The physical and photophysical properties of the prepared photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X-ray (EDS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS). BiVO4/TiO2/GO composite is the promising catalyst for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutant. In addition, compared with that of BiVO4 and BiVO4/TiO2, BiVO4/TiO2/GO showed much higher photodegradation efficiency toward RB-19.

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