UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation

In this study, a 3D hierarchical ternary metal oxide Bi2MoO6 (BMO) microspheres coupled with layered reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite (rGO/BMO) was synthesized by a facile ultraviolet light reduction method. By means of a series of characterizations, it was found that the reduction of graphene...

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Main Authors: Ke, J., Duan, X., Luo, S., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Liu, J., Tade, Moses, Wang, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2017
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150103026
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25417
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author Ke, J.
Duan, X.
Luo, S.
Zhang, H.
Sun, H.
Liu, J.
Tade, Moses
Wang, S.
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Duan, X.
Luo, S.
Zhang, H.
Sun, H.
Liu, J.
Tade, Moses
Wang, S.
author_sort Ke, J.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description In this study, a 3D hierarchical ternary metal oxide Bi2MoO6 (BMO) microspheres coupled with layered reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite (rGO/BMO) was synthesized by a facile ultraviolet light reduction method. By means of a series of characterizations, it was found that the reduction of graphene oxide plays a key role in raising photo-induced charge carrier separation efficiency as an electron collector through the interaction between rGO and BMO. As a result, the as-prepared rGO/BMO composite exhibits enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation, which is higher than that of pure BMO under simulated solar light irradiation. In addition, the photocatalytic oxidation performance for organic pollutant degradation has also been evaluated and the coupled photocatalyst displayed an improved activity over pure BMO. Thus, the strategy provides an efficient approach for the fabrication of graphene composites containing hierarchical ternary oxides for photocatalysis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-254172022-10-26T06:28:33Z UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation Ke, J. Duan, X. Luo, S. Zhang, H. Sun, H. Liu, J. Tade, Moses Wang, S. In this study, a 3D hierarchical ternary metal oxide Bi2MoO6 (BMO) microspheres coupled with layered reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composite (rGO/BMO) was synthesized by a facile ultraviolet light reduction method. By means of a series of characterizations, it was found that the reduction of graphene oxide plays a key role in raising photo-induced charge carrier separation efficiency as an electron collector through the interaction between rGO and BMO. As a result, the as-prepared rGO/BMO composite exhibits enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation, which is higher than that of pure BMO under simulated solar light irradiation. In addition, the photocatalytic oxidation performance for organic pollutant degradation has also been evaluated and the coupled photocatalyst displayed an improved activity over pure BMO. Thus, the strategy provides an efficient approach for the fabrication of graphene composites containing hierarchical ternary oxides for photocatalysis. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25417 10.1016/j.cej.2016.11.048 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150103026 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Ke, J.
Duan, X.
Luo, S.
Zhang, H.
Sun, H.
Liu, J.
Tade, Moses
Wang, S.
UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation
title UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation
title_full UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation
title_fullStr UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation
title_full_unstemmed UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation
title_short UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi2MoO6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation
title_sort uv-assisted construction of 3d hierarchical rgo/bi2moo6 composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150103026
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25417