Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 718-727.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62913-9

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In-situ transformation of Bi2WO6 to highly photoreactive Bi2WO6@Bi2S3 nanoplate via ion exchange

Tingting Huanga, Yuhan Lia,b, Xiaofeng Wua, Kangle Lva, Qin Lia, Mei Lia, Dongyun Dua, Hengpeng Yea   

  1. a Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, Hubei Province, College of Resources and Environmental Science, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China;
    b Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, N. T., Hong Kong, China
  • Received:2017-10-22 Revised:2017-11-26 Online:2018-04-18 Published:2018-04-08
  • Contact: 10.1016/S1872-2067(17)62913-9
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    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51672312, 21571192, 21373275), the Science and Technology Program of Wuhan (2016010101010018, 2015070504020220), the Key Project in the National Science & Technology Pillar Program during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan Period (2015BAB01B01), and the Natural Science Foundation of South-Central University for Nationalities (XTZ15016, CZP17062).

Abstract:

As a two dimensional (2D) visible-light-responsive semiconductor photocatalyst, the photoreactivity of Bi2WO6 is not high enough for practical application owing to its limited response to visible light and rapid recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. In this paper, 2D core-shell structured Bi2WO6@Bi2S3 nanoplates were prepared by calcination of a mixture of Bi2WO6 (1.3 g) and a certain amount of Na2S·9H2O (0-3.0 g) at 350℃ for 2 h. The reactivity of the resulting photocatalyst materials was evaluated by photocatalytic degradation of Brilliant Red X-3B (X3B), an anionic dye, under visible light irradiation (λ > 420 nm). As the amount of Na2S·9H2O was increased from 0 to 1.5 g, the degradation rate constant of X3B sharply increased from 0.40×10-3 to 6.6×10-3 min-1. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of Bi2WO6@Bi2S3 was attributed to the photosensitization of Bi2S3, which greatly extended the light-responsive range from the visible to the NIR, and the formation of a heterojunction, which retarded the recombination rate of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. However, further increases in the amount of Na2S·9H2O (from 1.5 to 3.0 g) resulted in a decrease of the photocatalytic activity of the Bi2WO6@Bi2S3 nanoplates owing to the formation of a photo-inactive NaBiS2 layer covering the Bi2WO6 surface.

Key words: Bi2S3, Bi2WO6, Ion exchange, Photocatalytic degradation, Nanoplate