Tailored fabrication of triple-surface-features in well-crystalline BiOCl photocatalyst and their synergistic role in catalytic processes

• Published in: Catalysis science & technology Vol. 1; no. 7; pp. 2242 - 2253
• Main Authors: Shahid, Malik Zeeshan, Yu, Liu, Mehmood, Rashid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 07.04.2020
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Catalysis; Catalytic activity; Crystal structure; Crystallinity; Electric fields; Electromagnetic absorption; Layered materials; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Pollutants; Self-assembly; Thickness

The exposed active surface sites in photocatalysts, comprising low-coordinated atomic steps and atomic-level thickness, are vital to achieve efficient catalysis. Here we prepare well-crystalline BiOCl nanoplates incorporating distinct triple-surface-features including ultrathin thickness, channeled...