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Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr/BiOCl flowerlike composites used for photocatalysis

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BiOBr/BiOCl flowerlike composites were successfully synthesized in different solutions containing 0.00–1.50 g polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) by microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. The as-synthesized BiOBr/BiOCl composites were studied by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, UV–visible diffuse reflection spectroscopy, photoluminescence spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and photocatalysis. In this research, the morphologies of tetragonal BiOBr and tetragonal BiOCl products were transformed from BiOBr/BiOCl microplates without PVP into BiOBr/BiOCl microflowers with 1.00 g added PVP. The BiOBr/BiOCl microflowers have optimal visible light absorption and demonstrate excellent photocatalytic activity in degradation of rhodamine B and salicylic acid under xenon radiation. These composites are promising materials used for wastewater treatment.

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Acknowledgements

We wish to thank Thailand Research Fund (TRF) for providing financial support through the Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Program, and Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Chiang Mai University, for financial support under the administration of Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.

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  1. Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Wachiraporn Maisang, Surin Promnopas & Somchai Thongtem

  2. Ph.D. Degree Program in Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Wachiraporn Maisang & Surin Promnopas

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Sulawan Kaowphong & Titipun Thongtem

  4. Materials Science Research Center, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Sulawan Kaowphong, Somchai Thongtem & Titipun Thongtem

  5. Division of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand

    Suparut Narksitipan

  6. Faculty of Science, Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (Rayong Campus), Rayong, 21120, Thailand

    Surangkana Wannapop

  7. Department of Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand

    Anukorn Phuruangrat

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Maisang, W., Promnopas, S., Kaowphong, S. et al. Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr/BiOCl flowerlike composites used for photocatalysis. Res Chem Intermed 46, 2117–2135 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-020-04082-2

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