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Construction of AgBr/Bi2SiO5 composite with Z-scheme structure and its visible light photocatalytic performance

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AgBr/Bi2SiO5 photocatalyst with Z-scheme structure was obtained via a hydrothermal reaction, calcination, and in situ precipitation process. The as-prepared AgBr/Bi2SiO5 composite photocatalytically degraded 96.2% of RhB under visible light irradiation within 30 min. Moreover, the photodegradation efficiency remained above 81.7% after being reused five times. Trapping experiments revealed that ·O2− was the main reactive species during RhB photodegradation. The degradation mechanism study of AgBr/Bi2SiO5 showed that the Z-scheme structure between AgBr and Bi2SiO5 facilitated the separation of charge carriers, thereby improving the photocatalytic degradation with the assistance of a dye sensitization effect. This work provides a reference for developing other Z-scheme photocatalysts for the removal of organic pollutants.

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This work was supported by Open Fund of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies (EEST2020-1), the Science and Technology Development Project of Suzhou (SYG201818), and Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material for Water Treatment (XTCXSZ2020-1).

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    Jinsong Liu, Zhongbao Sun, Yanfang Huang, Jie Wang & Jiankang Chen

  2. State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China

    Jinsong Liu, Kongjun Zhu & Hongjuan Zheng

  3. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Environment Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, 215009, China

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Liu, J., Sun, Z., Wu, Z. et al. Construction of AgBr/Bi2SiO5 composite with Z-scheme structure and its visible light photocatalytic performance. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 976 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-10432-8

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