title: Novel Bi2MoO6/TiO2 heterostructure microspheres for degradation of benzene series compound under visible light irradiation.
abstract: Novel Bi2MoO6/TiO2 heterostructure microspheres were successfully synthesized via a facile solvothermal method. Their morphology, structure and photocatalytic performance in the degradation of phenol and nitrobenzene were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectra, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and total organic carbon analyser, respectively. The results show that the Bi2MoO6/TiO2 heterostructures exhibit excellent photocatalytic performance with maximum phenol and nitrobenzene degradation rates of 96% and 94% and corresponding mineralization rates of 66% and 61% in 300min under visible light irradiation, respectively. The improved photocatalytic performance is mainly ascribed to the reduced electron-hole pair recombination with the introduction of TiO2.
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: 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)MoO(6)/TiO(2); Heterostructure; Nitrobenzene; Phenol; Photocatalysis