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A Novel Preparation of Bi2O3 and Their Potent Photocatalytic Activity Under Visible-Light Irradiation

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Three phases of Bi2O3 were first synthesized by extraction-stripping-precipitation and post decomposition from BiCl3 leaching solution. The as-prepared Bi2O3 were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR), scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-vis DRS), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The photocatalytic performances of the oxides were investigated by decomposing rhodamine B (RB) under visible irradiation. It shows that the Bi2O3 with different crystal structures and morphology were obtained under different decomposition temperature. The band gaps of as-prepared samples were 2.36, 2.41, and 2.78 eV for β-Bi2O3, α-Bi2O3, and δ-Bi2O3, respectively, and the photocatalytic activities followed the order: β-Bi2O3 > α-Bi2O3 > δ-Bi2O3, which was in good accordance with the photoluminescence spectra measurement results. The β-Bi2O3 exhibited the best photocatalytic performance which can effectively degrade 99.23% RB within 240 min.

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The authors would like to express sincere thanks to Department of Science and Technology of Hunan Province (2010SK2010) and the Nonferrous Foundation of the Hunan Province, China in supporting this research project (2010SK2010).

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  2. College of Environmental and Resources, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, 411104, People’s Republic of China

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Jun, C., Jing, Z., Qihou, L., Yumeng, Z., Hui, L. (2018). A Novel Preparation of Bi2O3 and Their Potent Photocatalytic Activity Under Visible-Light Irradiation. In: Sun, Z., et al. Energy Technology 2018 . TMS 2018. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72362-4_16

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