Critical review: Bismuth ferrite as an emerging visible light active nanostructured photocatalyst

Syed Irfan; Zheng Zhuanghao; Fu Li; Yue-Xing Chen; Guang-Xing Liang; Jing-Ting Luo; Fan Ping

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Nov 2019)

Critical review: Bismuth ferrite as an emerging visible light active nanostructured photocatalyst

Syed Irfan,
Zheng Zhuanghao,
Fu Li,
Yue-Xing Chen,
Guang-Xing Liang,
Jing-Ting Luo,
Fan Ping

Affiliations

Syed Irfan: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Zheng Zhuanghao: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Corresponding authors.
Fu Li: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
Yue-Xing Chen: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
Guang-Xing Liang: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
Jing-Ting Luo: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
Fan Ping: Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China; Corresponding authors.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 6
pp. 6375 – 6389

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Photocatalytic technology has got great attention in recent days because of increasing problems of energy crisis and environmental pollution. Many semiconductor photocatalyst has been investigated, among them BiFeO3 has got great attention due to its unique morphological structural and multiferroic properties. In this review, detailed discussion of crystal structure, electronic band structure, degradation mechanism, different factors affecting on degradation efficiencies of BiFeO3 has been included. The different fabrication techniques and possibilities of improvement photoactivity of BiFeO3 with different modification were also discussed. This review also gives a broad overview of BiFeO3 as visible light photocatalysts, summarizing the present state of research work and providing some useful understandings for their future progress. Keywords: BiFeO3, Visible-light, Photocatalysis, Nanostructures

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-research-and-technology/

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