Hydrothermal preparation of visible-light-driven Br-doped Bi<inf>2</inf>WO<inf>6</inf> photocatalyst

• Main Authors: Phattranit Dumrongrojthanath, Anukorn Phuruangrat, Somchai Thongtem, Titipun Thongtem
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Materials Science; Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Arts and Humanities
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85027989716&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46818
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Bi 2 WO 6 loaded with 0–3 wt% Br was hydrothermally prepared and further characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, TEM, SAED and XPS. In this research, both doped and un-doped samples were uniform orthorhombic Bi 2 WO 6 nanoplates. Their photocatalysis was evaluated through photodegradation of rhodamine B under visible radiation. Bi 2 WO 6 loaded with 3 wt% Br has the highest activity and can be used as a visible-light-driven photocatalyst.