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A New Bi-Based Oxychloride Bi4Ti0.5W0.5O8Cl as a Photocatalyst

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Synthesis of new mixed anion compounds under visible light has been considered as an elegant strategy of photocatalyst development for efficient solar light harvesting applications. Through combined experimental and theoretical studies, we show that a new single layer Sillen–Aurivillius perovskite Bi4Ti0.5W0.5O8Cl is a good photocatalyst under visible light. This compound prepared by a solid-state reaction method has an energy gap of 2.36 eV and the visible-light-driven photocatalytic activities for degrading Rhodamine B are much better than Bi4NbO8Cl. We conclude from density functional theory calculations that its promising water-splitting application is due to its direct band gap and more stronger hybridization between Bi-6s and O-2p orbitals than Bi4NbO8Cl.

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This work was supported by the NSFC (11474246, 11774178, 11604288, 11704325), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20160061).

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  1. School of Sciences, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, People’s Republic of China

    Siqi Zhen & Zhengchao Dong

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, People’s Republic of China

    Siqi Zhen & Qinfang Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory for Advanced Technology in Environmental Protection of Jiangsu Province, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng, 224051, People’s Republic of China

    Lei Zhu, Lele Fan & Baolin Wang

  4. School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, P.O. Box 210023, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China

    Baolin Wang

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Zhen, S., Zhu, L., Dong, Z. et al. A New Bi-Based Oxychloride Bi4Ti0.5W0.5O8Cl as a Photocatalyst. Catal Lett 148, 2480–2486 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-018-2436-y

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