Novel synthesis of BiVO4 using homogeneous precipitation and its enhanced photocatalytic activity
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The improvement of the photocatalyst performance with reducing the production cost is still the most important concern for finding target material properties and the possibility of mass production. Herein, we report a novel synthesis of BiVO4 photocatalyst by homogeneous precipitation. Different surfactants such as polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), ethylene glycol (EG), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate (SDBS) were added to assist the crystal orientation. XRD, SEM, Raman, and DRS were used to evaluate the crystal orientation of the as-synthesized BiVO4 samples. The XRD revealed the purity of the produced samples except for SDBS that produced a mixture (tetragonal /monoclinic) phase. The Raman analysis confirmed that the PVP surfactant has the smallest V–O bond length that led to the lowest bandgap 2.17 eV. The photoelectrochemical results revealed that there is a decrease in the electron-hole recombination rate as shown from electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) data, as well as swelling of band pinning of the Fermi energy edge toward the negative direction according to the Mott-Schottky (MS) curve. These impacts are due to the different facets possessing truncated bipyramid-like shape which is created via PVP surfactant. These variations enhanced the photodegradation of methylene blue (MB) dye as a wastewater module.
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