Synthesis of Zn(VO)/BiVO heterojunction composite for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue organic dye and electrochemical detection of HO.

In this study, a Zn(VO)/BiVO heterojunction nanocomposite photocatalyst was prepared using a hydrothermal route with different molar concentration ratios. The as-synthesized nanophotocatalyst was characterized using XRD, SEM, EDS, XPS, FT-IR, Raman, BET, UV-vis DRS, EPR and PL. The effect of molar ratio on composition and morphology was studied.