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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Bi2MoO6Nanoplates and Their Photocatalytic Activities

Published:2013 Issue: Volume:2013 Page:1-8
ISSN:1687-4110
Container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Nanomaterials

Author:

Phuruangrat Anukorn¹,Jitrou Pimchanok¹,Dumrongrojthanath Phattharanit²,Ekthammathat Nuengruethai²,Kuntalue Budsabong³,Thongtem Somchai⁴⁵,Thongtem Titipun²⁵

Affiliation:

1. Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

3. Electron Microscopy Research and Service Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

4. Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

5. Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

Abstract

The pH effect of the precursor solutions on the phase, morphologies, and photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction at 180°C for 20 h was investigated. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the presence of pure orthorhombic well-crystallizedγ-Bi2MoO6nanoplates, including the symmetric (A1g) and asymmetric (A2u) stretching vibrations of the MoO6octahedrons involving the motion of apical oxygen atoms. The photocatalytic activity of Bi2MoO6nanoplates at the pH 6 determined via the decomposition of rhodamine-B (RhB) organic dye was the highest at 98.66% decolorization under Xe light irradiation.

Funder

Prince of Songkla University

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Materials Science

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/2013/789705.pdf

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