Hydrolytic synthesis of flowerlike BiOCl and its photocatalytic performance under visible light

Preparation and first-principles study for electronic structures of BiOI/BiOCl composites with highly improved photocatalytic and adsorption performances

“…Recently, considerable attentions have been paid to prepare BiOX with variety of morphologies and structures [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]. However, photocatalytic efficiencies of pure BiOX are unsatisfactory for the further applications under irradiation of visible light.…”

Microwave-assisted synthesis of BiOCl and its adsorption and photocatalytic activity

“…As a novel ternary oxide semiconductor, BiOCl has recently drawn considerable attention for its unique and excellent optical, electrical, mechanical, magnetic properties and photocatalytic performances [1,2]. BiOCl has a layered structure consisting of [Bi 2 O 2 ] 2 þ layers sandwiched between two sheets of Cl ions [3].…”

“…In addition, changing the morphology of BiOCl is also an effective method, such as flower-like BiOCl [2], BiOCl nanowire [10], BiOCl film [11] and the facet-controlled fabrication of crystalline BiOCl [12][13][14].…”

“…Moreover, various methods have been used to produce BiOCl composites, such as hydro/solvothermal method [7,15], ionothermal synthesis [16], template-assisted synthesis [11], and hydrolitic synthesis [2,17]. In many fabrication methods, the hydro/ solvothermal synthesis has been most widely used.…”

Enhanced photocatalytic activity of AgCl/BiOCl heterostructures synthesized by a one-pot combustion method

“…Recently, BiOCl has proved to be effectual photocatalyst for decomposing organic compounds in polluted wastewater [4]. BiOCl has a tetragonal structure with lattice constants of a = b = 0.389 and c = 0.789 nm [5].…”