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Photocatalytic Properties of the α-Bi2O3/Bi Composition in the Visible Region Depending on Metallic Bismuth Concentration and Degree of Imperfection of the Bismuth Oxide Crystal Lattice

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The photocatalytic activity of heterostructural α-Bi2O3/Bi compositions obtained by low-temperature pyrolysis of bismuth complexes with sorbite has been investigated. The efficiency of catalysts has been estimated based on the decomposition rate of methylene blue under illumination by visible light. The obtained catalysts are characterized by different contents of metallic Bi and different degrees of imperfection of the α-Bi2O3 lattice, which was obtained by changing the amount of sorbite in the composition of the precursor organomineral bismuth complex and varying the synthesis temperature. It is established that isothermal annealing of the α-Bi2O3/Bi compositions in air in the range of 400–600°C leads to relaxation of defects and an increase in the α-Bi2O3 lattice volume. An increase in the annealing temperature to 550°C is accompanied by a rise in the α-Bi2O3/Bi catalytic activity. However, the heterostructure degrades at higher temperatures as a result of metallic bismuth oxidation, while the catalytic activity decreases.

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This study was supported by grant no. 26S/2019 (June 28, 2019) of the Governor of Khabarovsk krai, “Development of Bismuth Materials Based on Low-Temperature Pyrolysis of Alditol Metal Complexes with the Aim of Obtaining Narrow-Gap Semiconductors Sensitized to Visible Light.”

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    E. A. Kirichenko, O. I. Kaminsky, A. V. Zaytsev, K. S. Makarevich & S. A. Pyachin

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Kirichenko, E.A., Kaminsky, O.I., Zaytsev, A.V. et al. Photocatalytic Properties of the α-Bi2O3/Bi Composition in the Visible Region Depending on Metallic Bismuth Concentration and Degree of Imperfection of the Bismuth Oxide Crystal Lattice. Opt. Spectrosc. 128, 315–322 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0030400X20030091

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