Fabrication of SnO2 Nanopaticles/BiOI n–p Heterostructure for Wider Spectrum Visible-Light Photocatalytic Degradation of Antibiotic Oxytetracycline Hydrochloride

• Published in: ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering Vol. 5; no. 6; pp. 5134 - 5147
• Main Authors: Wen, Xiao-Ju, Niu, Cheng-Gang, Zhang, Lei, Zeng, Guang-Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 05.06.2017
• Subjects: electrical properties; energy; irradiation; methyl orange; oxytetracycline; photocatalysis; photocatalysts; pollutants; tin dioxide; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; SnO2; p−n junction; Oxytetracycline hydrochloride; Photocatalysis; BiOI

In this work, n–p heterostructure SnO2/BiOI photocatalyst was successfully fabricated through a facile chemical bath method. The photocatalysts was applied to minimize antibiotic oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTTCH) and methyl orange (MO) under visible light irradiation. SnO2/BiOI composite exhibit...