Selective preparation of Bi2O3 visible light-driven photocatalyst by dispersant and calcination
ticlesizewasinclinedtobecomelargerwithincreaseofsinteringtemperature.
Fig.11showsUV–Visdiffusere ectionspectraofBi2O3sinteredatdifferenttemperature.Whenthetemperaturewas350°C,theobtainedsampleshowedthestrongestabsorptionnomatterinultravioletregionorinvisibleregionamongallthesamples.Whenthetemperaturewasjust300°C,thephotocatalyst’sabsorptionforlightwassmallerthanthatcalcinatedat350°C.Therefore,itcanbeconcludedthatwithcalcinationtemperatureraisingandBi5O7NO3graduallytransformingtob-Bi2O3,theabsorptionabilityofN-dopedb-Bi2O3forvisiblelightalsoincreased.Butifthetemper-atureraisedto400°C,whenN-dopedb-Bi2O3completelychanged
Table2
Particlesize,absorptionedge,bandgapenergyanddegradationrateofthesamplesobtainedbydifferentdosageofPEG1000.
ParticlesizeAbsorptionBandgapDegradationWidth(nm)Length(nm)edge(nm)energy(eV)rate(%)1g214–333428–7624392.9194.062g190–285476–6674432.8995.453g
214–323
666–1048
439
2.91
92.07