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photoanode for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
8:20032–20039. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b05489
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illumination. J Nanopart Res 17(2)
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org/10.1142/S1793292016500958
Fan W, Li C, Bai H et al (2017) An in situ photoelectroreduction approach to fabricate Bi/BiOCl
heterostructure photocathodes: understanding the role of Bi metal for solar water splitting. J
Mater Chem A 5:4894–4903. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ta11059b
Feng H, Wang L, Mitchell DRG (2015) Modulation of photocatalytic properties by strain in 2d
BiOBr nanosheets. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 7:27592–27596
Fujito H, Kunioku H, Kato D et al (2016) Layered perovskite oxychloride Bi 4 NbO 8 Cl: a stable
visible light responsive photocatalyst for water splitting. J Am Chem Soc 138(7):2082–2085
Gao C, Shen H, Sun L, Shen Z (2011) Chemical bath deposition of Bi 2 S 3 films by a novel deposition
system. Appl Surf Sci 257:7529–7533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.03.080
Gao T, Chen Z, Huang Q et al (2015) A review: preparation of bismuth ferrite nanoparticles and its
applications in visible-light induced photocatalyses. Rev Adv Mater Sci 40:97–109
Ge J, Zhang Y, Heo YJ, Park SJ (2019) Advanced design and synthesis of composite photocatalysts
for the remediation of wastewater: a review. Catalysts 9(2):122
Gomez IJ, Arnaiz B, Cacioppo M et al (2018) Nitrogen-doped carbon nanodots for bioimaging and
delivery of paclitaxel. J Mater Chem B 6:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1039/x0xx00000x
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films with visible photocatalytic activity for solar water treatment. Photochem Photobiol Sci
14:1110–1119. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4pp00367e
Brack P, Sagu JS, Peiris TAN et al (2015) Aerosol-assisted CVD of bismuth vanadate thin films and
their photoelectrochemical properties. Chem Vap Depos 21:41–45. https://doi.org/10.1002/
cvde.201407142
Buscaglia MT, Sennour M, Buscaglia V et al (2011) Formation of Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12 one-dimensional
structures by solid-state reactive diffusion. From core-shell templates to nanorods and
nanotubes. Cryst Growth Des 11:1394–1401. https://doi.org/10.1021/cg101697r
Chahkandi M, Zargazi M (2019) Novel method of square wave voltammetry for deposition of Bi 2 S 3
thin film: photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent Cr in single and binary mixtures. J Hazard
Mater 380:120879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120879
Chen Z, Qian L, Zhu J et al (2010) Controlled synthesis of hierarchical Bi 2 WO 6 microspheres with
improved visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity. CrystEngComm 12:2100. https://doi.org/
10.1039/b921228k
Chen L, He J, Liu Y et al (2016a) Recent advances in bismuth – containing photocatalysts with
heterojunctions. Chin J Catal 37:780–791. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-2067(15)61061-0
Chen X, Zhang Z, Chi L, Nair AK (2016b) Recent advances in visible-light-driven
photoelectrochemical water splitting: catalyst nanostructures and reaction systems. NanoMicro Lett 8:1–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-015-0063-3
Cheng BY, Yang JS, Cho HW, Wu JJ (2016) Fabrication of an efficient BiVO 4 -TiO 2 heterojunction
photoanode for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
8:20032–20039. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b05489
Cuéllar EL, Martínez-De La Cruz A, Rodríguez KHL, Méndez UO (2011) Preparation of
γ-Bi 2 MoO 6 thin films by thermal evaporation deposition and characterization for photocatalytic
applications. Catal Today, In, pp 140–145
Dai W, Yu J, Xu H et al (2016) Synthesis of hierarchical flower-like Bi 2 MoO 6 microspheres as
efficient photocatalyst for photoreduction of CO 2 into solar fuels under. CrystEngComm.
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CE00248J
Dang X, Zhang X, Chen Y, Dong X, Wang G, Ma C, Zhang X, Ma H, Xue M (2015) Preparation of
β-Bi2O3/g-C3N4nanosheet p–n junction for enhanced photocatalytic ability under visible light
illumination. J Nanopart Res 17(2)
Dong G, Zhang Y, Wang W et al (2017) Facile fabrication of nanoporous Bi 2 WO 6 photoanodes for
efficient solar water splitting. Energ Technol 5:1912–1918. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.
201700138
Fan L, Wei B, Xu L et al (2016) Ion exchange synthesis of Bi 2 MoO 6 /BiOI heterojunctions for
photocatalytic degradation and photoelectrochemical water splitting. Nano 11:1–10. https://doi.
org/10.1142/S1793292016500958
Fan W, Li C, Bai H et al (2017) An in situ photoelectroreduction approach to fabricate Bi/BiOCl
heterostructure photocathodes: understanding the role of Bi metal for solar water splitting. J
Mater Chem A 5:4894–4903. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ta11059b
Feng H, Wang L, Mitchell DRG (2015) Modulation of photocatalytic properties by strain in 2d
BiOBr nanosheets. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 7:27592–27596
Fujito H, Kunioku H, Kato D et al (2016) Layered perovskite oxychloride Bi 4 NbO 8 Cl: a stable
visible light responsive photocatalyst for water splitting. J Am Chem Soc 138(7):2082–2085
Gao C, Shen H, Sun L, Shen Z (2011) Chemical bath deposition of Bi 2 S 3 films by a novel deposition
system. Appl Surf Sci 257:7529–7533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.03.080
Gao T, Chen Z, Huang Q et al (2015) A review: preparation of bismuth ferrite nanoparticles and its
applications in visible-light induced photocatalyses. Rev Adv Mater Sci 40:97–109
Ge J, Zhang Y, Heo YJ, Park SJ (2019) Advanced design and synthesis of composite photocatalysts
for the remediation of wastewater: a review. Catalysts 9(2):122
Gomez IJ, Arnaiz B, Cacioppo M et al (2018) Nitrogen-doped carbon nanodots for bioimaging and
delivery of paclitaxel. J Mater Chem B 6:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1039/x0xx00000x
350
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