Issue 4, 2014

Engineering BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) nanostructures for highly efficient photocatalytic applications

Abstract

Heterogeneous photocatalysis that employs photo-excited semiconductor materials to reduce water and oxidize toxic pollutants upon solar light irradiation holds great prospects for renewable energy substitutes and environmental protection. To utilize solar light effectively, the quest for highly active photocatalysts working under visible light has always been the research focus. Layered BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) are a kind of newly exploited efficient photocatalysts, and their light response can be tuned from UV to visible light range. The properties of semiconductors are dependent on their morphologies and compositions as well as structures, and this also offers the guidelines for design of highly-efficient photocatalysts. In this review, recent advances and emerging strategies in tailoring BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) nanostructures to boost their photocatalytic properties are surveyed.

Graphical abstract: Engineering BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) nanostructures for highly efficient photocatalytic applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
17 out 2013
Accepted
18 nov 2013
First published
22 nov 2013

Nanoscale, 2014,6, 2009-2026

Engineering BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) nanostructures for highly efficient photocatalytic applications

H. Cheng, B. Huang and Y. Dai, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 2009 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR05529A

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