Review: applications of the functional photocatalysts BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) for clean energy, the environment, and future photobiorefineries

Abstract

Developing clean and sustainable alternative energy sources to is tremendously desirable. As a typical sustainable energy component, solar energy has attracted intensive efforts to explore its application. Amongst, photocatalysis is...

Potential application of bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) when it meets light

“…Thus, this part was simplified and summarizes the recent progress on BiOI without intensively illustrating the basic knowledge and development of BiOI photocatalysts. [10][11][12][13][35][36][37][148][149][150][151] Previously, researchers mainly focused on surface morphology, metal elements modification, and heterostructure construction of BiOI to enhance its photocatalytic performance. 151 Fig.…”

Optimizing CO2 photoreduction on bismuth oxyhalides via intrinsic and extrinsic techniques

“…25–31 Particularly, the redox potential adjustability, distinct inherent internal electric field (IEF), defect tolerability, and tunable atomic-lattice-derived electronic structure make BiOX promising for PCR. 3,29,32–39…”

“…[25][26][27][28][29][30][31] Particularly, the redox potential adjustability, distinct inherent internal electric eld (IEF), defect tolerability, and tunable atomic-lattice-derived electronic structure make BiOX promising for PCR. 3,29,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39] However, unmodied BiOX usually suffers from restricted charge carrier kinetics and lacks intrinsic active sites, leading to limited PCR performances. 40 To boost PCR over BiOX, various techniques have recently been employed; 25,[41][42][43][44][45][46][47] however, a focused review that can duly interrelate BiOX-driven PCR advancement via different techniques is still lacking.…”

Immobilization-Free Photoelectrochemical Aptasensor for Atrazine Based on Bifunctional Graphene Signal Amplification and a Controllable Sulfhydryl-Assembled BiOBr/Ag NP Microinterface

“…BiOBr is a kind of semiconductor material with a layered structure, which favors the migration of photogenerated charges at the beginning of formation. , These make up for the deficiency of the visible light response of traditional semiconductor materials such as previously used TiO 2 to a certain extent and have important applications in the field of photochemistry. However, the higher photogenerated charge recombination rate limits the application of BiOBr in photoelectronic sensing.…”