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One-dimensional Bi2MoxW1-xO6 sosoloids: controllable synthesis by electrospinning process and enhanced photocatalytic performance

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One-dimensional Bi2MoxW1-xO6 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.67, and 1) photocatalysts have been successfully synthesized for the first time by a straightforward electrospinning technique with a calcination process. The as-formed Bi2MoxW1-xO6 nanofibers are composed of inter-linked nanosheets of 30–50 nm in size and characterized by thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetric, Fourier transform infrared, Raman spectra, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscope, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, transmission electron microscope, UV-Vis spectroscopy, photoluminescence, HPLC, and EIS. The photodegradation behaviors towards organic dyes, including rhodamine B (RhB) and methylene blue (MB) are investigated, and the results illustrate that Bi2Mo0.25W0.75O6 nanofibers exhibit the highest photocatalytic performance under visible light irradiation than Bi2MoxW1-xO6 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.67, and 1) samples. The possible mechanisms of the enhanced photocatalytic properties are discussed in detail.

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This work was supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. ZR2016BM22 and ZR2016EMB23) and Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Shandong Province (Grant No. 2014GGX102039).

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    Qinyu Wang, Qifang Lu, Xueyang Ji, Zhendong Liu, Mingzhi Wei & Enyan Guo

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Wang, Q., Lu, Q., Ji, X. et al. One-dimensional Bi2MoxW1-xO6 sosoloids: controllable synthesis by electrospinning process and enhanced photocatalytic performance. J Nanopart Res 19, 222 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-017-3919-2

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