Microwave-assisted synthesis of flower-like BN/BiOCl composites for photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction upon visible-light irradiation

High-performance ultraviolet-visible driven ZnO morphologies photocatalyst obtained by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method

“…The presence of some non-convalescent nanorods, as disperse nanorods are observed. This structure is well known in the literature for semiconductor materials obtained by the microwave-assisted hydrothermal method [16,[28][29][30][31].…”

Synthesis of a BiOCl1−xBrx@AgBr heterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic activity under visible light

“…Recently, some researchers reported that the (001) facets of BiOCl might contribute to generating oxygen vacancies, and thus lead to high photocatalytic activity. [12][13][14][15][16][17] However, the wide band gap and rapid recombination of electrons and holes restrict its application to some extent. Thus, it is necessary to improve the photocatalytic activity via enhancing the visible light harvest and restraining the charge combination, such as by nonmetal/metal doping or coupling with other semiconductors with suitable band gaps.…”

Construction of layered h-BN/TiO2 hetero-structure and probing of the synergetic photocatalytic effect

“…Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), with a two dimensional (2D) graphite-like structure, has opened up a new frontier in materials for the development of clean and renewable energy conversion and energy storage systems on account of high chemical stability, high thermal stability, low density, biocompatibility and environmental friendliness [8,9]. To our knowledge, h-BN is commonly excluded in photocatalysis and photovoltaic conversion applications due to its wide gap [10].…”