• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 35, Issue 7, 789 (2020)
Jingwei XU1, Zheng LI2, Zepu WANG1, Han YU1, Qi HE1, Nian FU3, Bangfu DING1、*, Shukai ZHENG1, and Xiaobing YAN1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Electronic Information Engineering, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
  • 2College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
  • 3College of Physics Science and Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20190409 Cite this Article
    Jingwei XU, Zheng LI, Zepu WANG, Han YU, Qi HE, Nian FU, Bangfu DING, Shukai ZHENG, Xiaobing YAN. Morphology and Photocatalytic Performance Regulation of Nd3+-doped BiVO4 with Staggered Band Structure [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(7): 789 Copy Citation Text show less
    XRD patterns of Nd3+-doped BiVO4 with different contents of Nd3+and monoclinic and tetragonal standard patterns (a, b), supercell configurations of optimized monoclinic (c) and tetragonal (d)
    1. XRD patterns of Nd3+-doped BiVO4 with different contents of Nd3+and monoclinic and tetragonal standard patterns (a, b), supercell configurations of optimized monoclinic (c) and tetragonal (d)
    Raman spectra of pure phase (a), 4at% (b), and 9at% (c) Nd3+-doped BiVO4
    2. Raman spectra of pure phase (a), 4at% (b), and 9at% (c) Nd3+-doped BiVO4
    TEM images of 4at% Nd3+-doped BiVO4 with different magnifications (a,b), where the inset in (b) represented the Fourier transform diffraction spots of I and II regions
    3. TEM images of 4at% Nd3+-doped BiVO4 with different magnifications (a,b), where the inset in (b) represented the Fourier transform diffraction spots of I and II regions
    SEM images of pure (a), 4at% (b), 9at% (c), 50at% (d), and 100at% (e) Nd3+-doped BiVO4
    4. SEM images of pure (a), 4at% (b), 9at% (c), 50at% (d), and 100at% (e) Nd3+-doped BiVO4
    Schematic of self-made photocatalytic degradation experimental device (a) and photocatalytic degradation curves of Rhodamine B over the prepared samples (b)
    5. Schematic of self-made photocatalytic degradation experimental device (a) and photocatalytic degradation curves of Rhodamine B over the prepared samples (b)
    Diffuse reflectance spectra of three samples (a) and band gap obtained by fitting KM formula (b)
    6. Diffuse reflectance spectra of three samples (a) and band gap obtained by fitting KM formula (b)
    Flat band voltage derived from Motto-Schotty curve (a) and energy band structure of heterojunction (b)
    7. Flat band voltage derived from Motto-Schotty curve (a) and energy band structure of heterojunction (b)
    Pore distribution (a), photoluminescence (b), impedance spectra (c), and photocurrent (d) of three typical samples
    8. Pore distribution (a), photoluminescence (b), impedance spectra (c), and photocurrent (d) of three typical samples
    Raw materialNd(NO3)3•6H2O/gBi(NO3)3•5H2O/gNaVO3/g
    Pure04.85071.2193
    1at%0.04384.80221.2193
    2at%0.08674.75371.2193
    4at%0.17534.65671.2193
    7at%0.30684.51111.2193
    9at%0.39454.41411.2193
    15at%0.65754.12301.2193
    30at%1.31503.39541.2193
    50at%2.19172.42531.2193
    70at%3.06841.45521.2193
    100at%4.383501.2193
    Table 1. Usage of three raw materials for the synthesis of Nd3+-doped samples with different contents of Nd3+
    ElementPureNd3+-doped
    PeakPercentagePeakPercentage
    Nd3d-0993.640.48
    Bi4f158.7411.63158.9913.68
    O1s529.5350.77529.7257.37
    V2p516.439.33516.5510.3
    Table 2. XPS results of pure and 4at% Nd3+-doped samples
    Jingwei XU, Zheng LI, Zepu WANG, Han YU, Qi HE, Nian FU, Bangfu DING, Shukai ZHENG, Xiaobing YAN. Morphology and Photocatalytic Performance Regulation of Nd3+-doped BiVO4 with Staggered Band Structure [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(7): 789
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