title: Novel reduced graphene oxide wrapped Bi2.38Mo0.81O6 microspheres for highly efficient visible light photocatalysis.
abstract: Novel reduced graphene oxide (RGO) wrapped Bi2.38Mo0.81O6 (Bi2.38Mo0.81O6@RGO) composites were successfully synthesized via a facile method. The morphology, structure and photocatalytic performance of the composites in the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) and phenol were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and electrochemical impedance spectra, respectively. The results show that the Bi2.38Mo0.81O6@RGO composites exhibit enhanced photocatalytic performance in the degradation of RhB and phenol with maximum degradation rates of 99% (80min) and 88% (240min) under visible light irradiation, respectively. The improved photocatalytic performance is mainly ascribed to the enhanced light absorption and the reduced electron-hole pair recombination with the presence of RGO in the composites.
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Jinliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Institute of Coordination Bond Metrology and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China. Electronic address: lxj669635@126.com.
authors.forename: Xinjuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center for Nanophotonics & Advanced Instrument, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China. Electronic address: lkpan@phy.ecnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Likun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
keywords: Bi(2.38)Mo(0.81)O(6) microspheres; Phenol; Photocatalysis; Reduced graphene oxide; Rhodamine B