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3D shape of BiVO4-GO nanocomposite for excellent photocatalytic performance on standard and industrial dyes under visible light

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In this investigation, 3D shaped BiVO4-GO composites have been set up with various proportions of BiVO4 by an altered hydrothermal strategy. This example is described by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FT-IR, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectra (DRS), Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) procedures and UV–Vis spectroscopy. BiVO4 could cover well on the outside of graphene sheets. BiVO4-GO composites with a reasonable expansion measure of BiVO4 indicated higher photocatalytic movement than plain BiVO4 toward fluid stage corruption of methylene blue (MB), texbrite BAC-L and texbrite NFW-L under obvious light illumination.

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Oh, WC., Biswas, M.R.U.D. 3D shape of BiVO4-GO nanocomposite for excellent photocatalytic performance on standard and industrial dyes under visible light. J. Korean Ceram. Soc. 58, 662–671 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43207-021-00116-6

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