Revolutionizing the Role of Solar Light Responsive BiVO₄/BiOBr Heterojunction Photocatalyst for the Photocatalytic Deterioration of Tetracycline and Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting.

ABSTRACT: In this study, a series of BiVO₄/BiOBr composites with varying mole ratios were successfully synthesized using a hydrothermal method. The in-situ synthesis strategy facilitated the formation of a close interfacial contact between BiVO₄ and BiOBr at the depletion zone, resulting in improved charge segregation, migration, reduced charge recombination, enhanced solar light absorption capacity, promoting narrow band gap, and large surface area. This study investigates the influence of different mole ratios of BiVO₄ and BiOBr in a BiVO₄/BiOBr nanocomposite on the photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline (TC), a pharmaceutical pollutant, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting (PEC) under solar light irradiation. Maximum decomposition efficiency of

SUBMITTER: Singla S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10456310 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature