Email this article BiOX (X = Cl, Br, and I) Nanoplates Prepared by Surfactant-Free Microwave Synthesis and Their Photocatalytic Performance
- Authors: Panudda Patiphatpanya 1,2, Ekthammathat N.3, Phuruangrat A.4, Thongtem S.5,6, Thongtem T.1,6
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Affiliations:
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
- The Graduate School, Chiang Mai University
- Program of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University
- Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University
- Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
- Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
- Issue: Vol 92, No 11 (2018)
- Pages: 2289-2295
- Section: Physical Chemistry of Nanoclusters and Nanomaterials
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0036-0244/article/view/170217
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024418110328
- ID: 170217
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Abstract
Bismuth oxyhalide (BiOX; X = Cl, Br, and I) nanoplates were successfully synthesized by microwave irradiation of surfactant-free aqueous solutions. X-rays diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the presence of pure tetragonal BiOX (X = Cl, Br, and I) nanoplates. Photocatalytic activity of BiOX nanoplates was studied in visible light photodegradation of methyl orange (MO) as model dye. In this research, the photocatalytic efficiencies of BiOBr, BiOCl, and BiOI in photodegradation of MO induced by visible light within 300 min were 87.2, 73.1, and 69.7% and were higher than that of TiO2 Degussa P25 (29.2%).
About the authors
Panudda Patiphatpanya
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University; The Graduate School, Chiang Mai University
Email: ttpthongtem@yahoo.com
Thailand, Chiang Mai, 50200; Chiang Mai, 50200
Nuengruethai Ekthammathat
Program of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University
Author for correspondence.
Email: nueng_omam@hotmail.com
Thailand, Bangkok, 10600
Anukorn Phuruangrat
Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University
Author for correspondence.
Email: phuruangrat@hotmail.com
Thailand, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112
Somchai Thongtem
Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University; Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
Email: ttpthongtem@yahoo.com
Thailand, Chiang Mai, 50200; Chiang Mai, 50200
Titipun Thongtem
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University; Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University
Author for correspondence.
Email: ttpthongtem@yahoo.com
Thailand, Chiang Mai, 50200; Chiang Mai, 50200
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