Facile and environment friendly synthesis of hierarchical BiOCl flowery microspheres with remarkable photocatalytic properties  

作　　者：Jiaqin Liu Jiajia Hu Lili Ruan Yucheng Wu 

机构地区：[1]School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hefei University of Technology [2]Anhui Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2014年第8期802-809,共8页

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91023030,51072044,51102071 and 51128201);the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Project of Anhui Province(10080703017)

摘　　要：A facile and environment friendly approach to synthesis of unique hierarchical BiOCl flowery microspheres(FMs)using a biodegradable surfactant polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)was reported herein for the first time.Compared to the BiOCl nanosheets synthesized in the absence of PVA,hierarchical BiOCl FMs consist of large amounts of interwoven polycrystalline nanosheets that assemble into a porous flowery structure.The formation mechanism of the hierarchical BiOCl FMs was also proposed,whereby PVA was believed to play a key role in the crystal growth and the formation of the final microstructures.Compared with TiO2-P25 and BiOCl nanosheets,hierarchical BiOCl FMs displayed remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity,and20 mg of BiOCl FMs could completely degrade 50 mL of methyl orange solution(20 mg/L)within 30 min under UVlight irradiation.According to the comprehensive analysis,it can be concluded that the larger specific surface area,porosity,suitable band gap,and the enhanced light absorption capacity may contribute to the remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity.This facile and green approach to fabricating hierarchical BiOCl FMs would give vital clues to develop new route for synthesizing other hierarchical structured materials.A facile and environment friendly approach to synthesis of unique hierarchical BiOC1 flowery micro- spheres （FMs） using a biodegradable surfactant polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） was reported herein for the first time. Com- pared to the BiOC1 nanosheets synthesized in the absence of PVA, hierarchical BLOC1 FMs consist of large amounts of interwoven polycrystalline nanosheets that assemble into a porous flowery structure. The formation mechanism of the hierarchical BiOC1 FMs was also proposed, whereby PVA was believed to play a key role in the crystal growth and the formation of the final microstructures. Compared with TiO2- P25 and BiOC1 nanosheets, hierarchical BiOC1 FMs dis- played remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity, and 20 mg of BiOC1 FMs could completely degrade 50 mL of methyl orange solution （20 rag/L） within 30 min under UV- light irradiation. According to the comprehensive analysis, it can be concluded that the larger specific surface area, porosity, suitable band gap, and the enhanced light absorp- tion capacity may contribute to the remarkably enhanced photocatalytic activity. This facile and green approach to fabricating hierarchical BiOC1 FMs would give vital clues to develop new route for synthesizing other hierarchical structured materials.

关 键 词：环境友好 光催化性能 合成 轻便型 光催化活性 花球 表面活性剂 可生物降解 

分 类 号：O643.36[理学—物理化学]