Photocatalytic activity enhancement of Bi2WO6 nanoparticles by Gd-doping via microwave assisted method

Excellent photocatalytic rhodamine B degradation for water remediation over Pr3+ doped Bi2WO6 microspheres

“…Then, the activity of photocatalyst will be improved. Compared with other metals, rare earth elements are more useful dopants to enhance the photocatalytic performance of Bi2WO6 [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]. This can be attributed to its ability to form complexes with various Lewis bases (e.g., amines, alcohols, aldehydes, etc.)…”

Carbon quantum dots modified Bi 2 WO 6 nanoflowers for enhancing photocatalytic activity: an experimental and DFT study

“…0.51 eV) [13]. Thus, plenty of attempts have been carried out to improve the photocatalytic activity of Bi 2 WO 6 such as controlling morphology [14], elemental doping [15] and building heterojunctions [16, 17]. Carbon materials have attracted widespread attention for designing photocatalysts due to their excellent ability to store/deliver electrons [11].…”

“…0.51 eV) [13]. Thus, plenty of attempts have been carried out to improve the photocatalytic activity of Bi 2 WO 6 such as controlling morphology [14], elemental doping [15] and building heterojunctions [16,17].…”

Enhanced Ciprofloxacin Photodegradation of Visible‐Light‐Driven Z‐Scheme g‐C3N4/Bi2WO6 Nanocomposites and Interface Effect

“…In this way, the photocatalytic performance of Bi 2 WO 6 nanostructures could be improved to some extent for the higher surface area. In order to further optimize the photocatalytic activity of Bi 2 WO 6 nanostructures, the modification for Bi 2 WO 6 nanostructures are necessary to adjust the concentration of the photogenerated electrons and holes for the degradation of organic pollutants, which includes the metals/non‐metals doping, noble‐metals/graphene loading and construction of semiconductor heterojunctions …”

“…synthesized the hierarchical flower‐like Er 3+ ‐doped Bi 2 WO 6 microstructures, which the photocatalytic activity was 3.69 times higher than that of Bi 2 WO 6 due to the widened bandgap. Gd‐, La‐, Yb‐ and Ho‐doped Bi 2 WO 6 nanostructures have been proved to be good for the photocatalytic performance . Noble‐metals decorated Bi 2 WO 6 nanostructures have been reported to be benefit for the efficient separation of photogenerated electron‐hole pairs for the Schottky barrier at the metal/semiconductor interface .…”