One-Pot Strategy to Bi₂S₃/BiOCl Heterojunction with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity.

Bi2S3/BiOCl (denoted as BS-BC) heterojunction photocatalyst has been reported to be able to increase light absorption, promote charge separation and consequently enhance photocatalytic efficiency in comparison with single BiOCl. However, the heterojunction was usually prepared by a two-step method, i.e.

[Preparation, characterization and photocatalysis of Bi2WO6 nanocrystals].

In the present study, bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6) nanocrystals were prepared by the hydrothermal method using bismuth nitrate (Bi(NO3)3 x 5H2O) and sodium tungstate (Na2WO4 x 2H2O) as raw materials at 150 degrees C for 24 h. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows that the Bi2WO6 nanocrystals belong to the orthorhombic phase with calculated lattice constants a = 5.457 angstroms, b = 16.

[Study on the preparation and spectral characteristics of CeO2 nanocrystallines].

Ceria (CeO2) nanoparticles were prepared by precipitation method using cerium nitrate (Ce(NO3)3 x 6H2O) and ammonia (25 Wt%) as raw materials under the reaction for 3 h and ageing for 9 h at 80 degrees C without any surfactants and further calcination. The powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern shows the as-prepared CeO2 crystals belong to the cubic phase and are well crystallized. Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) studies reveal that the appearance of as-prepared CeO2 is hexagonal, which is proposed to be the projection of polyhedral shape.

[Study on the preparation and spectral characteristics of Bi2S3 nanoribbons].

In the present study, bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) nanoribbons were prepared by the hydrothermal method using bismuth nitrate (Bi(NO3)3 x 5H2O), thioacetamide (C2H5NS) and nitrilotriacetic acid (C6H9NO6) as raw materials at 180 degrees C for 12 h. The reaction time was largely reduced and the route has been unreported. The constituent, structure and morphology of the products were characterized by XRD, XPS and TEM, respectively.