Construction of a Bi₂WO₆/BiVO₄ photocatalytic system for efficient visible light degradation of tetracycline drugs

Abstract

A Bi2WO6/BiVO4 composite photocatalyst was synthesized that can promote the separation and transfer of photogenerated carriers and effectively degrade organic pollutants under visible light.

Construction of heterostructured BiVO4-{010}/Ag plasmonic photocatalysts by multi-object synchronous optimization of the microstructure of BiVO4 for significantly enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic performance

“…It is difficult for a pure semiconductor to meet these requirements. Researchers have therefore taken a series of effective strategies based on pure semiconductors, such as element doping, 27 metal and/or semiconductor composites, 28–30 and constructing Z-scheme photocatalytic systems. 31 There are two main ways to realize these measures: (1) regulating the microstructure of the pure semiconductor to enhance the photocatalytic performance of the semiconductor composite; and (2) controlling the type, structure, and ratio of the introduced component to improve the photocatalytic performance of the semiconductor composite.…”