A composite of platelet-like orientated BiVO₄ fused with MIL-125(Ti): Synthesis and characterization.

ABSTRACT: The development of heterojunctions is the current focus of the scientific community as these materials are visible light active and the staggered positioning of their band edges combats electron-hole recombination which is the downside of most photocatalysts. In this work, a two- step hydrothermal synthesis protocol was utilized to fabricate a novel observable-light active material, composed of platelet-like BiVO₄ and a titanium-based metal organic framework (MOF) called MIL-125(Ti). The tuning of specific morphologies, such as platelet-like in BiVO₄, provides the exposure of most reactive facets which are more reactive towards photooxidation of organics in water, thus increasing their efficiency. The as-synthesized heterojunction was characterized by Transmission ele

SUBMITTER: Hlophe PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6624298 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature