The facile hydrothermal preparation of Wo<inf>3</inf> and its photocatalytic performance under visible-light irradiation

Key Words:Nanostructures;Engineering technology - Hydrothermal synthesis - Materials science - Scanning electron microscopy - X ray diffraction;Diffused reflectance - Hydrothermal preparation - Hydrothermal process - Nanoplates - Photocatalytic activities - Photocatalytic performance - RhB - Visible-light irradiation
Abstract:The orthorhombic WO<inf>3</inf> nanoplates were fabricated via a hydrothermal process, using HBF4 as the acid source. They were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and UV-vis diffused reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), respectively. The WO<inf>3</inf> nanoplates exhibited nice UV-light driven photocatalytic performance in the degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB). © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
Volume:936
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