Polyaniline enhances the visible light photocatalytic activities of bismuth oxyhalides.

ABSTRACT: Formation of heterojunction nanocomposites is an effective strategy to improve the photocatalytic activities of semiconducting materials. While, the band structure of the pure materials may guide the design of the heterojunction, the effectiveness of the same will depend on a number of factors such as the type of heterojunction as well as the interfaces. This study investigates the effect of forming a heterojunction between polyaniline (PANI)-and bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX, X = Cl, Br, I) on their photocatalytic performance. The composites were synthesized via a simple room-temperature co-precipitation method. Photocatalytic evaluation of orange II (OII) dye as a model pollutant revealed that the PANI/BiOX composites exhibited significantly improved degradation efficiency compared to

SUBMITTER: Kumar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12705227 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature