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In Situ Construction of BiO(ClBr)(1-I Solid Solution with Appropriate Surface Iodine Vacancies for Synergistically
Jintao Wang1, Dai Jin2, Hao Mei2
1Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Environment and Energy Catalysis, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, 999# Xuefu Road, Nanchang330031, China.
Abstract:
A proposed BiO(ClBr)(1-I solid solution containing abundant iodine vacancies has been constructed through a facile solvothermal treatment strategy. Fascinatingly, the iodine-vacancy BiO(ClBr)(1-I solid solution exhibits an outstanding visible-light photocatalytic degradation property for the environmentally hazardous pollutants of methyl orange, tetracycline, and phenol solutions, which is credited to the synergistic effect of iodine vacancies and the solid solution. By manipulating the molar ratios of Cl, Br, and I, the band structure of the solid solution attained is controlled, enabling the samples to maximize the harvest of visible light and to possess strong oxidation features. More importantly, the construction of iodine vacancies is bound to modulate the local surface atomic structure and promotes the efficiency of the separation of photogenerated carriers. Given these, the microstructure and physicochemical and photoelectrochemical properties of the photocatalysts are fully characterized in a series. In addition, the iodine-vacancy BiO(ClBr)(1-I solid solution has a stable crystal structure that permits favorable recyclability even after multiple cycles of degradation. This study sheds light on the significance of the simultaneous existence of vacancy and the solid solution for the enhanced performance of photocatalysts and opens up new insights for sustainable solar-chemical energy conversion.
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