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Bismuth Oxychloride Nanoplatelets by Breakdown Anodization

SOPHA, H. SPOTZ, Z. MICHALIČKA, J. HROMÁDKO, L. BULÁNEK, R. WÁGNER, T. MACÁK, J.

Original Title

Bismuth Oxychloride Nanoplatelets by Breakdown Anodization

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Herein, the synthesis of BiOCl nanoplatelets of various dimensions is demonstrated. These materials were prepared by anodic oxidation of Bi ingots in diluted HCl under dielectric breakdown conditions, triggered by a sufficiently high anodic field. Additionally, it is shown that the use of several other common diluted acids (HNO3, H2SO4, lactic acid) resulted in the formation of various different nanostructures. The addition of NH4F to the acidic electrolytes accelerated the growth rate resulting in bismuth based nanostructures with comparably smaller dimensions and an enormous volume expansion observed during the growth. On the other hand, the addition of lactic acid to the acidic electrolytes decelerated the oxide growth rate. The resulting nanostructures were characterized using SEM, XRD and TEM. BiOCl nanoplatelets received by anodization in 1 M HCl were successfully employed for the photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue dye and showed a superior performance compared to commercially available BiOCl powder with a similar crystalline structure, confirming its potential as a visible light photocatalyst.

Keywords

Anodization • Bismuth • Bismuth oxychloride • Nanoplatelets • Photocatalysis

Authors

SOPHA, H.; SPOTZ, Z.; MICHALIČKA, J.; HROMÁDKO, L.; BULÁNEK, R.; WÁGNER, T.; MACÁK, J.

Released

18. 1. 2019

Publisher

Wiley-VCH Verlag

ISBN

2196-0216

Periodical

ChemElectroChem

Year of study

6

Number

2

State

Federal Republic of Germany

Pages from

336

Pages to

341

Pages count

6

URL

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/celc.201801280

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/184681

BibTex

@article{BUT150686,
  author="Hanna Ingrid {Sopha} and Zdeněk {Spotz} and Jan {Michalička} and Luděk {Hromádko} and Roman {Bulánek} and Tomáš {Wágner} and Jan {Macák}",
  title="Bismuth Oxychloride Nanoplatelets by Breakdown Anodization",
  journal="ChemElectroChem",
  year="2019",
  volume="6",
  number="2",
  pages="336--341",
  doi="10.1002/celc.201801280",
  issn="2196-0216",
  url="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/celc.201801280"
}