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Visible-light Induced Reduction of Graphene Oxide Using Plasmonic Nanoparticle
Published on: September 22, 2015
Graphene sheets grafted three-dimensional BiOBr0.2I0.8 microspheres with excellent photocatalytic activity under
Hong Liu1, Yun Su1, Zhen Chen1
1Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, PR China.
Abstract:
A series of graphene sheets grafted three-dimensional BiOBr0.2I0.8 microspheres with different graphene contents have been synthesized by a simple one-step solvothermal method. The BiOBr0.2I0.8 microspheres were composed of numerous nanoplates with a thickness of about 10nm and dispersed uniformly on the surface of graphene. The assembled BiOBr0.2I0.8/graphene composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity in the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) and phenol under visible light irradiation (λ>420 nm). The optimal graphene content was found to be 10.0 wt.%, and the corresponding photocatalytic activity in degradation of RhB and phenol was 3.19 and 3.27 times that of pure BiOBr0.2I0.8, respectively. The enhanced photocatalytic activity could be attributed to more effective charge transportations and separations, larger specific surface areas and the increased light absorption. A possible photocatalytic mechanism of the BiOBr0.2I0.8/graphene composites was also proposed.
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