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Coaxial In2O3/Bi2MoO6 heterostructured nanobelts with enhanced photoelectrocatalytic performance

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Coaxial In2O3/Bi2MoO6 heterostructured nanobelts have been synthesized by combining a facile single-spinneret electrospinning with post-heat treatment. In2O3 layers (150 ± 10 nm in thickness) are uniformly coated on the continuous Bi2MoO6 cores (600 ± 20 nm in diameter). A possible formation mechanism of coaxial heterostructured nanobelts is proposed according to the theory analysis and experimental study. The as-fabricated coaxial In2O3/Bi2MoO6 nanobelts exhibit the enhanced electrochemically assisted photocatalytic activity and excellent reusability for 4-NP degradation under simulated sunlight irradiation. Therefore, it is reasonable to believe that the coaxial In2O3/Bi2MoO6 heterostructured nanobelts may have the promising applications in many photoelectronic devices.

Coaxial In2O3/Bi2MoO6 heterostructured nanobelts were fabricated and applied as an efficient photocatalyst with enhanced photoelectrocatalytic activity.

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This work was supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. ZR2016BM22).

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Wang, Q., Lu, Q. Coaxial In2O3/Bi2MoO6 heterostructured nanobelts with enhanced photoelectrocatalytic performance. J Nanopart Res 21, 142 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-019-4590-6

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