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and their application in photo-reduction of water. Inorganica Chim Acta 380:328–335. https://
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Moniz SJA, Blackman CS, Southern P et al (2015) Visible-light driven water splitting over BiFeO 3
photoanodes grown via the LPCVD reaction of [Bi(OtBu) 3 ] and [Fe(OtBu) 3 ] 2 and enhanced
with a surface nickel oxygen evolution catalyst. Nanoscale 7:16343–16353. https://doi.org/10.
1039/c5nr04804d
Myung N, Lee W, Lee C et al (2014) Synthesis of Au-BiVO 4 nanocomposite through anodic
electrodeposition followed by galvanic replacement and its application to the photocatalytic
decomposition of methyl orange. ChemPhysChem 15:2052–2057. https://doi.org/10.1002/
cphc.201402032
Naik B, Martha S, Parida KM (2011) Facile fabrication of Bi 2 O 3 /TiO 2-x N x nanocomposites for
excellent visible light driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Int J Hydrog Energy
36:2794–2802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.104
Ni M, Leung MKH, Leung DYC, Sumathy K (2007) A review and recent developments in
photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2for hydrogen production. Renew Sust Energ Rev
11:401–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2005.01.009
Ni S, Zhou T, Zhang H, Cao Y, Yang P (2018) BiOI/BiVO two-dimensional Heteronanostructures
for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B. ACS Applied Nano Materials
1(9):5128–5141
Niu F, Chen Z, Qin L (2015) Hydrothermal synthesis of BiFeO 3 nanoparticles for visible light
photocatalytic applications. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 15(12):9693–9698. https://doi.org/10.1166/
jnn.2015.10682
Opoku F, Govender KK, van Sittert CGCE, Govender PP (2017) Recent progress in the development of semiconductor-based photocatalyst materials for applications in photocatalytic water
splitting and degradation of pollutants. Adv Sustain Syst 1:1700006. https://doi.org/10.1002/
adsu.201700006
Oudghiri-Hassani H, Rakass S, Al Wadaani FT et al (2015) Synthesis, characterization and
photocatalytic activity of α-Bi 2 O 3 nanoparticles. J Taibah Univ Sci 9:508–512. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.jtusci.2015.01.009
Paquin F, Rivnay J, Salleo A et al (2015) Multi-phase semicrystalline microstructures drive exciton
dissociation in neat plastic semiconductors. J Mater Chem C 3:10715–10722. https://doi.org/10.
1039/b000000x
Patil M, Shaikh S, Ganesh I (2015) Recent advances on TiO 2 thin film based photocatalytic
applications – a review. Curr Nanosci 11:271–285. https://doi.org/10.2174/
1573413711666150212235054
Peng B, Xia M, Li C et al (2018) Network structured CuWO 4 /BiVO 4 /Co-Pi nanocomposite for
solar water splitting ben. Catalysts:1–9. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8120663
Phuruangrat A, Jitrou P, Dumrongrojthanath P et al (2013) Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of Bi 2 MoO 6 nanoplates and their photocatalytic activities. J Nanomater 2013. https://doi.
org/10.1155/2013/789705
Ponraj C, Vinitha G, Daniel J (2017) A review on the visible light active BiFeO 3 nanostructures as
suitable photocatalyst in the degradation of different textile dyes. Environ Nanotechnol Monit
Manag 7:110–120
Poudyal RS, Koirala AR, Masukawa H, Inoue K (2015) Hydrogen production using photobiological methods. Compend Hydrog Energy:289–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-3614.00010-8
Qin F, Li G, Wang R et al (2012) Template-free fabrication of Bi 2 O 3 and (BiO) 2 CO 3 nanotubes and
their application in water treatment. Chem A Eur J 18:16491–16497. https://doi.org/10.1002/
chem.201201989
Ran R, McEvoy JG, Zhang Z (2015) Synthesis and optimization of visible light active BiVO 4
photocatalysts for the degradation of RhB. Int J Photoenergy 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/
2015/612857
354
M. Zargazi and M. Chahkandi
and their application in photo-reduction of water. Inorganica Chim Acta 380:328–335. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2011.09.029
Moniz SJA, Blackman CS, Southern P et al (2015) Visible-light driven water splitting over BiFeO 3
photoanodes grown via the LPCVD reaction of [Bi(OtBu) 3 ] and [Fe(OtBu) 3 ] 2 and enhanced
with a surface nickel oxygen evolution catalyst. Nanoscale 7:16343–16353. https://doi.org/10.
1039/c5nr04804d
Myung N, Lee W, Lee C et al (2014) Synthesis of Au-BiVO 4 nanocomposite through anodic
electrodeposition followed by galvanic replacement and its application to the photocatalytic
decomposition of methyl orange. ChemPhysChem 15:2052–2057. https://doi.org/10.1002/
cphc.201402032
Naik B, Martha S, Parida KM (2011) Facile fabrication of Bi 2 O 3 /TiO 2-x N x nanocomposites for
excellent visible light driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Int J Hydrog Energy
36:2794–2802. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.11.104
Ni M, Leung MKH, Leung DYC, Sumathy K (2007) A review and recent developments in
photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2for hydrogen production. Renew Sust Energ Rev
11:401–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2005.01.009
Ni S, Zhou T, Zhang H, Cao Y, Yang P (2018) BiOI/BiVO two-dimensional Heteronanostructures
for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B. ACS Applied Nano Materials
1(9):5128–5141
Niu F, Chen Z, Qin L (2015) Hydrothermal synthesis of BiFeO 3 nanoparticles for visible light
photocatalytic applications. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 15(12):9693–9698. https://doi.org/10.1166/
jnn.2015.10682
Opoku F, Govender KK, van Sittert CGCE, Govender PP (2017) Recent progress in the development of semiconductor-based photocatalyst materials for applications in photocatalytic water
splitting and degradation of pollutants. Adv Sustain Syst 1:1700006. https://doi.org/10.1002/
adsu.201700006
Oudghiri-Hassani H, Rakass S, Al Wadaani FT et al (2015) Synthesis, characterization and
photocatalytic activity of α-Bi 2 O 3 nanoparticles. J Taibah Univ Sci 9:508–512. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.jtusci.2015.01.009
Paquin F, Rivnay J, Salleo A et al (2015) Multi-phase semicrystalline microstructures drive exciton
dissociation in neat plastic semiconductors. J Mater Chem C 3:10715–10722. https://doi.org/10.
1039/b000000x
Patil M, Shaikh S, Ganesh I (2015) Recent advances on TiO 2 thin film based photocatalytic
applications – a review. Curr Nanosci 11:271–285. https://doi.org/10.2174/
1573413711666150212235054
Peng B, Xia M, Li C et al (2018) Network structured CuWO 4 /BiVO 4 /Co-Pi nanocomposite for
solar water splitting ben. Catalysts:1–9. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8120663
Phuruangrat A, Jitrou P, Dumrongrojthanath P et al (2013) Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of Bi 2 MoO 6 nanoplates and their photocatalytic activities. J Nanomater 2013. https://doi.
org/10.1155/2013/789705
Ponraj C, Vinitha G, Daniel J (2017) A review on the visible light active BiFeO 3 nanostructures as
suitable photocatalyst in the degradation of different textile dyes. Environ Nanotechnol Monit
Manag 7:110–120
Poudyal RS, Koirala AR, Masukawa H, Inoue K (2015) Hydrogen production using photobiological methods. Compend Hydrog Energy:289–317. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-3614.00010-8
Qin F, Li G, Wang R et al (2012) Template-free fabrication of Bi 2 O 3 and (BiO) 2 CO 3 nanotubes and
their application in water treatment. Chem A Eur J 18:16491–16497. https://doi.org/10.1002/
chem.201201989
Ran R, McEvoy JG, Zhang Z (2015) Synthesis and optimization of visible light active BiVO 4
photocatalysts for the degradation of RhB. Int J Photoenergy 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/
2015/612857
354
M. Zargazi and M. Chahkandi