Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
729214 Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 2015 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

Through a combination of template and sol-gel methods, B-doped Corn stem-BiVO4 (CS-BiVO4) photocatalysts were prepared using CS as a template. The synthesized materials were characterized by XPS, XRD, SEM, BET, and UV–vis DRS. The photocatalytic performances of the BiVO4 samples were evaluated during the degradation of methyl orange under visible light irradiation. Compared to the undoped CS-BiVO4 sample, the B-doped CS-BiVO4 samples retained their monoclinic structure while exhibiting higher surface areas, greater V4+ densities and lower band gap energies. Among the prepared samples, 0.04B CS-BiVO4 exhibited the best photocatalytic performance during the photodegradation of MO. The apparent difference in photocatalytic activity between 0.04B CS-BiVO4 and 0.04B-BiVO4 may be attributed to the cellular morphology from the CS and the higher specific surface areas.

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