Solution combustion synthesis of gamma(L)-Bi(2)MoO(6) and photocatalytic activity under solar radiation

Saha, Dipankar and Madras, Giridhar and Row, Guru TN (2011) Solution combustion synthesis of gamma(L)-Bi(2)MoO(6) and photocatalytic activity under solar radiation. In: Materials Research Bulletin, 46 (8). pp. 1252-1256.

PDF Solution_combustion.pdf - Published Version Restricted to Registered users only Download (651kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

The facile method of solution combustion was used to synthesize gamma(L)-Bi(2)MoO(6). The material was crystallized in a purely crystalline orthorhombic phase with sizes varying from 300 to 500 nm. Because the band gap was 2.51 eV, the degradation of wide variety of cationic and anionic dyes was investigated under solar radiation. Despite the low surface area (< 1 m(2)/g) of the synthesized material, gamma(L)-Bi(2)MoO(6) showed high photocatalytic activity under solar radiation due to its electronic and morphological properties. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Materials Research Bulletin
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Keywords:	Oxides;Chemical synthesis;X-ray diffraction;Catalytic properties
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	03 Aug 2011 05:30
Last Modified:	03 Aug 2011 05:30
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/39591

Actions (login required)

View Item