The effect of solvents and surfactants on morphology and visible-light photocatalytic activity of BiFeO3 microcrystals

Yuepeng Lv; Jie Xing; Changchun Zhao; Daimei Chen; Jingjing Dong; Huiying Hao; Xiuwen Wu; Zhiyuan Zheng

doi:10.1007/s10854-014-2571-1

The effect of solvents and surfactants on morphology and visible-light photocatalytic activity of BiFeO₃ microcrystals

Yuepeng Lv, Jie Xing, Changchun Zhao, Daimei Chen, Jingjing Dong, Huiying Hao, Xiuwen Wu, Zhiyuan Zheng

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Abstract

BiFeO₃ microcrystals were prepared by hydrothermal method using different surfactants and solvents. The samples were examined by using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The measurements showed that BiFeO₃ microcrystals had solvent-dependent morphologies and crystal structure. The visible-light photocatalytic activity of BiFeO₃ microcrystals was evaluated by degradating rhodamine B on a UV–Vis absorption spectrophotometer. These results showed that the kind of surfactants and solvents played a key role in the photocatalytic activity of BiFeO₃ microcrystals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1525-1532
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
Volume	26
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-014-2571-1
State	Published - Mar 2015
Externally published	Yes

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This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11104255) and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2011YXL060).

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