Synergistic integration of Bi metal and phosphate defects on hexagonal and monoclinic BiPO4: Enhanced photocatalysis and reaction mechanism

Bi‐based photocatalysts for light‐driven environmental and energy applications: Structural tuning, reaction mechanisms, and challenges

“…The exploitation of photocatalysts is one of the keys to realize the high‐performance application of photocatalytic technology 10‐12 . Up to now, various semiconductor photocatalysts have been developed, including metal oxides (TiO 2 , Bi 2 O 3 , etc), 13‐16 metal sulfides (MoS 2 , Bi 2 S 3 , etc), 17‐21 multi‐component oxides (Bi 2 WO 6 , SrTiO 3 , etc), 22‐25 metal selenides (MoSe 2 , CdSe, etc), 26‐29 metal phosphides (Co 2 P, Ni 2 P, etc), 30‐32 metal phosphates (Ag 3 PO 4 , BiPO 4 , etc), 33,34 metal halides (AgBr, etc), 35‐37 metal oxyhalides (BiOBr, BiOCl, etc), 38‐40 metal‐free materials (SiC, g‐C 3 N 4 , etc) 41‐43 and so on. Among them, the semiconductor with a band gap of Eg ≥ 3 eV are called wide‐band‐gap photocatalysts.…”

Bismuth‐Based Photocatalysts for Solar Photocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Conversion

“…During this period,alarge number of new Bi-based photocatalytic materials, such as BiPO 4 , [204] (BiO) 2 CO 3 , [205] BiOIO 3 , [206] Bi 2 O 2 (OH)(NO 3 ), [207] Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 , [208] and BiYO 3 , [209] were developed. During this period,alarge number of new Bi-based photocatalytic materials, such as BiPO 4 , [204] (BiO) 2 CO 3 , [205] BiOIO 3 , [206] Bi 2 O 2 (OH)(NO 3 ), [207] Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 , [208] and BiYO 3 , [209] were developed.…”

“…Bismuth-based photocatalytic materials experienced ad ecade of rapid development between 2008 and 2018. During this period,alarge number of new Bi-based photocatalytic materials, such as BiPO 4 , [204] (BiO) 2 CO 3 , [205] BiOIO 3 , [206] Bi 2 O 2 (OH)(NO 3 ), [207] Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 , [208] and BiYO 3 , [209] were developed. These new bismuth-based materials also showed excellent photocatalytic activities for environmental remediation.…”

Photocatalytic improvement of Y3+ modified TiO2 prepared by a ball milling method and application in shrimp wastewater treatment

“…8 Recently, Bi-based photocatalysts such as BiPO 4 and BiOCl with different facets have been designed and investigated in NO x removal and toluene oxidation, respectively. 9,10 More interestingly, the new mechanisms have been discussed in detail by experimental results and theoretical calculation. In addition, other photocatalysts such as g-C 3 N 4 , 11 Fe 3 O 4 , 12 MnO 13 and Cu 2 O 14 with excellent photocatalytic activities have also been prepared and used in environmental treatment.…”