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org/10.3390/ma9020067
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c7nr07952d
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ZrO 2 nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity. Ceram Int 44:6940–6948. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.123
Schwarzenbach RP, Egli T, Hofstetter TB et al (2010) Global water pollution and human health.
Annu Rev Environ Resour 35:109–136. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-100809125342
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photocatalytic activity by CTAB as Br source and template. J Hazard Mater 167:803–809.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.053
Sharma S, Khare N (2018) Hierarchical Bi 2 S 3 nanoflowers: a novel photocatalyst for enhanced
photocatalytic degradation of binary mixture of rhodamine B and methylene blue dyes and
degradation of mixture of p-nitrophenol and p-chlorophenol. Adv Powder Technol
29:3336–3347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2018.09.012
Shi X, Chen X, Chen X et al (2013) PVP assisted hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr hierarchical
nanostructures and high photocatalytic capacity. Chem Eng J 222:120–127. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.cej.2013.02.034
Shimodaira Y, Kato H, Kobayashi H, Kudo A (2006) Photophysical properties and pbotocatalytic
activities of bismuth molybdates under visible light irradiation. J Phys Chem B
110:17790–17797. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0622482
Sivakumar V, Suresh R, Giribabu K (2015) BiVO 4 nanoparticles: preparation, characterization and
photocatalytic activity. Cogent Chem 133:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/23312009.2015.
1074647
Soltani T, Entezari MH (2013a) Solar photocatalytic degradation of RB5 by ferrite bismuth
nanoparticles synthesized via ultrasound. Ultrason Sonochem 20:1245–1253. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.01.012
Soltani T, Entezari MH (2013b) Sono-synthesis of bismuth ferrite nanoparticles with high
photocatalytic activity in degradation of Rhodamine B under solar light irradiation. Chem
Eng J 223:145–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.124
Soltani T, Entezari MH (2013c) Photolysis and photocatalysis of methylene blue by ferrite bismuth
nanoparticles under sunlight irradiation. J Mol Catal A Chem 377:197–203. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.molcata.2013.05.004
Song DW, Shen W-N, Dunn B et al (2004) Thermal conductivity of nanoporous bismuth thin films.
Appl Phys Lett 84:1883–1885. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1682679
Song L, Pang Y, Zheng Y, Ge L (2017) Hydrothermal synthesis of novel g-C3N4/BiOCl
heterostructure nanodiscs for efficient visible light photodegradation of rhodamine B. Applied
Physics A 123(8)
Song G, Li J, Yuan Y et al (2019) Large-area 3D hierarchical superstructures assembled from
colloidal nanoparticles. Small 15:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201805308
Stephenson J, Celorrio V, Tiwari D et al (2018) Photoelectrochemical properties of BiOCl
microplatelets. J Electroanal Chem 819:171–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.10.
024
10 Bismuth-Based Compounds as Visible Light Photocatalyst for Remediation and. . .
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photoelectrochemical (PEC) solar water splitting applications. J Nanosci Nanotechnol
19:7427–7435. https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2019.16642
Ratova M, Kelly P, West G et al (2016) Deposition of visible light active photocatalytic bismuth
molybdate thin films by reactive magnetron sputtering. Materials (Basel) 9:67–80. https://doi.
org/10.3390/ma9020067
Rauf A, Ma M, Kim S et al (2018) Mediator- and co-catalyst-free direct Z-scheme composites of
Bi 2 WO 6 -Cu 3 P for solar-water splitting. Nanoscale 10:3026–3036. https://doi.org/10.1039/
c7nr07952d
Ravidhas C, Arivukarasan D, Venkatesh R et al (2018) Substrate temperature induced (040) growth
facets of nebulizer sprayed BiVO 4 thin films for effective photodegradation of rhodamine
B. 1700257:1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/crat.201700257
Reddy CV, Babu B, Reddy IN, Shim J (2018) Synthesis and characterization of pure tetragonal
ZrO 2 nanoparticles with enhanced photocatalytic activity. Ceram Int 44:6940–6948. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.01.123
Schwarzenbach RP, Egli T, Hofstetter TB et al (2010) Global water pollution and human health.
Annu Rev Environ Resour 35:109–136. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-100809125342
Shang M, Wang W, Zhang L (2009) Preparation of BiOBr lamellar structure with high
photocatalytic activity by CTAB as Br source and template. J Hazard Mater 167:803–809.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.053
Sharma S, Khare N (2018) Hierarchical Bi 2 S 3 nanoflowers: a novel photocatalyst for enhanced
photocatalytic degradation of binary mixture of rhodamine B and methylene blue dyes and
degradation of mixture of p-nitrophenol and p-chlorophenol. Adv Powder Technol
29:3336–3347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apt.2018.09.012
Shi X, Chen X, Chen X et al (2013) PVP assisted hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr hierarchical
nanostructures and high photocatalytic capacity. Chem Eng J 222:120–127. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.cej.2013.02.034
Shimodaira Y, Kato H, Kobayashi H, Kudo A (2006) Photophysical properties and pbotocatalytic
activities of bismuth molybdates under visible light irradiation. J Phys Chem B
110:17790–17797. https://doi.org/10.1021/jp0622482
Sivakumar V, Suresh R, Giribabu K (2015) BiVO 4 nanoparticles: preparation, characterization and
photocatalytic activity. Cogent Chem 133:1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/23312009.2015.
1074647
Soltani T, Entezari MH (2013a) Solar photocatalytic degradation of RB5 by ferrite bismuth
nanoparticles synthesized via ultrasound. Ultrason Sonochem 20:1245–1253. https://doi.org/
10.1016/j.ultsonch.2013.01.012
Soltani T, Entezari MH (2013b) Sono-synthesis of bismuth ferrite nanoparticles with high
photocatalytic activity in degradation of Rhodamine B under solar light irradiation. Chem
Eng J 223:145–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.124
Soltani T, Entezari MH (2013c) Photolysis and photocatalysis of methylene blue by ferrite bismuth
nanoparticles under sunlight irradiation. J Mol Catal A Chem 377:197–203. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.molcata.2013.05.004
Song DW, Shen W-N, Dunn B et al (2004) Thermal conductivity of nanoporous bismuth thin films.
Appl Phys Lett 84:1883–1885. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1682679
Song L, Pang Y, Zheng Y, Ge L (2017) Hydrothermal synthesis of novel g-C3N4/BiOCl
heterostructure nanodiscs for efficient visible light photodegradation of rhodamine B. Applied
Physics A 123(8)
Song G, Li J, Yuan Y et al (2019) Large-area 3D hierarchical superstructures assembled from
colloidal nanoparticles. Small 15:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201805308
Stephenson J, Celorrio V, Tiwari D et al (2018) Photoelectrochemical properties of BiOCl
microplatelets. J Electroanal Chem 819:171–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelechem.2017.10.
024
10 Bismuth-Based Compounds as Visible Light Photocatalyst for Remediation and. . .
355