Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Nano-Bi₂WO₆ by Tin Doping

Title:Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Nano-Bi₂WO₆ by Tin Doping

Volume: 11 Issue: 5

Author(s): Xu Chun Song, Huan Zhou, Wan Zhen Huang, Ling Wang and Yi Fan Zheng

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Keywords: Doping, nano-Bi₂WO₆, photocatalytic, .

Abstract: Sn-doped nano-Bi₂WO₆ photocatalyst has been synthesized by a hydrothermal route at 180 °C for 12 h. The as-prepared samples were characterized in details by SEM, EDS, XRD and UVvis DRS technologies. The photocatalytic activities of obtained products were determined by photodegradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) under simulated solar light. Experimental results indicated that the tin doping evidently improved the photocatalytic activity of Bi₂WO₆. The possible reasons for higher photocatalytic efficiency of Sn-doped nano-Bi₂WO₆ than that of pure Bi₂WO₆ are mainly ascribed to the addition of Sn ions which could suppress recombination between photogenerated electrons and holes.

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Song Xu Chun, Zhou Huan, Zhen Huang Wan, Wang Ling and Zheng Yi Fan, Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity of Nano-Bi₂WO₆ by Tin Doping, Current Nanoscience 2015; 11 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573413711666150402220704