Issue 23, 2014
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Nanoscale

Sustainable molecular oxygen activation with oxygen vacancies on the {001} facets of BiOCl nanosheets under solar light†

Hao Li,a   Jingu Shi,a   Kun Zhaoa  and  Lizhi Zhang*a  

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a Key Laboratory of Pesticide & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, P. R. China
E-mail: zhanglz@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
Tel: +86-27-6786 7535

Abstract

We demonstrate that oxygen vacancies on the {001} facets of BiOCl nanosheets can more sustainably activate molecular oxygen for organic pollutant removal under solar light than the TiO2 counterparts. The oxygen vacancies on the {001} facets of BiOCl nanosheets are effectively refreshed by UV light, and are also responsible for the efficient utilization of visible light to activate molecular oxygen, accounting for their long term stability and high efficiency.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4NR04810E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Aug 2014
Accepted
26 Sep 2014
First published
29 Sep 2014

Nanoscale, 2014,6, 14168-14173

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Sustainable molecular oxygen activation with oxygen vacancies on the {001} facets of BiOCl nanosheets under solar light

H. Li, J. Shi, K. Zhao and L. Zhang, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 14168 DOI: 10.1039/C4NR04810E

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