Photocatalytic and Magnetic Behaviors Observed in BiFeO3Nanofibers by Electrospinning

Perovskite-type BiFeO3nanofibers with wave nodes-like morphology were prepared by electrospinning. The nanofibers show a highly enhanced visible-light-active photocatalytic property. The results also showed that the diameter could affect the band gap and photocatalytic performances of nanofibers. Additionally, weak ferromagnetic behaviors can be observed at room temperature, which should be correlated to the size-confinement effect on the magnetic ordering of BiFeO3structure.

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The interplay of sulfur doping and surface hydroxyl in band gap engineering: Mesoporous sulfur-doped TiO2 coupled with magnetite as a recyclable, efficient, visible light active photocatalyst for water purification

Applied Catalysis B Environmental ◽

10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.06.022 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 218 ◽

pp. 20-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Xiaoqing Yan ◽

Kun Yuan ◽

Nan Lu ◽

Hanjiao Xu ◽

Siyu Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Visible Light ◽

Band Gap ◽

Water Purification ◽

Band Gap Engineering ◽

Doped Tio2 ◽

Surface Hydroxyl ◽

Sulfur Doping ◽

Visible Light Active

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High-pressure zinc oxide phase as visible-light-active photocatalyst with narrow band gap

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c7ta05262f ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (38) ◽

pp. 20298-20303 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Hadi Razavi-Khosroshahi ◽

Kaveh Edalati ◽

Ji Wu ◽

Yuki Nakashima ◽

Makoto Arita ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Pressure ◽

Zinc Oxide ◽

Visible Light ◽

Band Gap ◽

Narrow Band ◽

Oxide Phase ◽

Visible Light Active

High-pressure rocksalt ZnO with a band gap of 1.8 eV, which can absorb visible light.

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Quantum dots in photocatalytic applications: efficiently enhancing visible light photocatalytic activity by integrating CdO quantum dots as sensitizers

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ◽

10.1039/c7cp05312f ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (36) ◽

pp. 24915-24927 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

A. H. Reshak

Keyword(s):

Quantum Dots ◽

Photocatalytic Activity ◽

Visible Light ◽

Band Gap ◽

Visible Light Irradiation ◽

Photocatalytic Performance ◽

Optical Band Gap ◽

Visible Light Active ◽

Photocatalytic Applications ◽

Visible Light Photocatalytic

The amalgamation of a wide optical band gap photocatalyst with visible-light-active CdO quantum dots (QDs) as sensitizers is one of the most efficient ways to improve photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation.

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Synthesis of New Visible Light Active Photocatalysts of Ba(In1/3Pb1/3M‘1/3)O3(M‘ = Nb, Ta): A Band Gap Engineering Strategy Based on Electronegativity of a Metal Component

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ◽

10.1021/jp0582235 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 109 (36) ◽

pp. 17346-17346 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Su Gil Hur ◽

Tae Woo Kim ◽

Seong-Ju Hwang ◽

Hyunwoong Park ◽

Wonyong Choi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Visible Light ◽

Band Gap ◽

Metal Component ◽

Band Gap Engineering ◽

Visible Light Active ◽

Engineering Strategy

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Facile synthesis of BiOCl nano-flowers of narrow band gap and their visible-light-induced photocatalytic property

Catalysis Communications ◽

10.1016/j.catcom.2012.03.001 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 23 ◽

pp. 54-57 ◽

Cited By ~ 62

Author(s):

Lang Chen ◽

Shuang-Feng Yin ◽

Rui Huang ◽

Yan Zhou ◽

Sheng-Lian Luo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Visible Light ◽

Band Gap ◽

Narrow Band ◽

Photocatalytic Property ◽

Facile Synthesis

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Second Generation Visible-Light-Active Photocatalysts: Preparation, Optical Properties, and Consequences of Dopants on the Band Gap Energy of TiO2

Nanostructure Science and Technology - Environmentally Benign Photocatalysts ◽

10.1007/978-0-387-48444-0_3 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 35-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Nick Serpone ◽

Alexei V. Emeline ◽

Vyacheslav N. Kuznetsov ◽

Vladimir K. Ryabchuk

Keyword(s):

Optical Properties ◽

Visible Light ◽

Band Gap ◽

Second Generation ◽

Band Gap Energy ◽

Gap Energy ◽

Visible Light Active

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Band Gap Implications on Nano-TiO2 Surface Modification with Ascorbic Acid for Visible Light-Active Polypropylene Coated Photocatalyst

Nanomaterials ◽

10.3390/nano8080599 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. 599 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Chiara D’Amato ◽

Rita Giovannetti ◽

Marco Zannotti ◽

Elena Rommozzi ◽

Marco Minicucci ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ascorbic Acid ◽

Surface Modification ◽

Visible Light ◽

Band Gap ◽

Tio2 Nanoparticles ◽

Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽

Nano Tio2 ◽

Alizarin Red ◽

X Ray ◽

Visible Light Active

The effect of surface modification using ascorbic acid as a surface modifier of nano-TiO2 heterogeneous photocatalyst was studied. The preparation of supported photocatalyst was made by a specific paste containing ascorbic acid modified TiO2 nanoparticles used to cover Polypropylene as a support material. The obtained heterogeneous photocatalyst was thoroughly characterized (scanning electron microscope (SEM), RAMAN, X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), photoluminescence (PL), and Diffuse Reflectance Spectra (DRS) and successfully applied in the visible light photodegradation of Alizarin Red S in water solutions. In particular, this new supported TiO2 photocatalyst showed a change in the adsorption mechanism of dye with respect to that of only TiO2 due to the surface properties. In addition, an improvement of photocatalytic performances in the visible light photodegration was obtained, showing a strict correlation between efficiency and energy band gap values, evidencing the favorable surface modification of TiO2 nanoparticles.

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