A Bi2 WO6 -based hybrid photocatalyst with broad spectrum photocatalytic properties under UV, visible, and near-infrared irradiation.

Tian, Jian; Sang, Yuanhua; Yu, Guangwei; Jiang, Huaidong; Mu, Xiaoning; Liu, Hong · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Near-infrared active photocatalytic properties of Bi2 WO6 nanosheets owing to the oxygen vacancies of the Bi2 WO6 nanosheets are reported. The broad spectrum photocatalyst, Bi2 WO6 -TiO2 nanobelt heterostructures, are obtained by assembling Bi2 WO6 nanocrystals on TiO2 nanobelts. The active light band of the novel hybrid photocatalyst with high photocatalytic activity covers full-spectrum solar light including the UV, visible, and near-infrared ranges.