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A yolk–shell Bi@void@SnO2 photocatalyst with enhanced tetracycline degradation

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The yolk–shell Bi@void@SnO2 photocatalyst was synthesized via a step-by-step process. The composition, morphology, optical and photoelectrochemical properties as well as the surface chemical composition and states of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra, electrochemical impedance spectra and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, respectively. The tetracycline has been used to evaluate the photocatalytic activities of the as-synthesized samples. Compared with the degradation efficiency of 16.33% for pure Bi and almost nothing for SnO2 under visible light irradiation, the as-developed Bi@void@SnO2 photocatalyst possesses 81.81% of degradation efficiency. Meanwhile, the light absorption of the as-developed yolk–shell composites is broadened from ultraviolet to visible light comparing to pure SnO2 due to the surface plasmon resonance effect of Bi spheres. Moreover, the superoxide radicals, especially in holes, play leading roles during the photocatalytic degradation process. In addition, the decomposition mechanism of the as-fabricated composites for tetracycline is analyzed in detail.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (Grant Nos. B2016210111 and E2019210251).

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  1. Yi-Jin Wang, Lian-Jun Song and Xiang-Feng Wu contributed equally to this work and share the first authorship.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Traffic Engineering Materials, Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Shijiazhuang, 050043, China

    Xiang-Feng Wu, Yi-Jin Wang, Lian-Jun Song, Jun-Zhang Su, Jia-Rui Zhang, Yun-Ning Jia, Jia-Lu Shang, Xiao-Wei Nian, Chen-Yu Zhang & Xiu-Guo Sun

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Building Green Functional Materials, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, China

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Wu, XF., Wang, YJ., Song, LJ. et al. A yolk–shell Bi@void@SnO2 photocatalyst with enhanced tetracycline degradation. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 14987–14994 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01871-3

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