Broad spectrum photocatalytic system based on BiVO4 and NaYbF4:Tm3+ upconversion particles for environmental remediation under UV-vis-NIR illumination
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2019-04-01
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Ullah, S. [UNESP]
Ferreira-Neto, E. P. [UNESP]
Hazra, C. [UNESP]
Parveen, R.
Rojas-Mantilla, H. D. [UNESP]
Calegaro, M. L.
Serge-Correales, Y. E. [UNESP]
Rodrigues-Filho, U. P.
Ribeiro, S. J.L. [UNESP]
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The development of photocatalysts responsive towards a broader region of the solar (UV-to-NIR) light is important for efficient harvesting of sunlight for photochemical and photoelectrical applications. In this study, two photocatalytic systems (BV/LEDs and BV/UCPs where UCPs stands for NaYbF4:Tm3+ upconversion particles) based on bismuth vanadate (BV) are introduced for photocatalytic degradation of both organic dyes (crystal violet, CV) and pharmaceuticals (sulfathiazole, STZ) under a variety of photoactivation modes including low-power (1.26 W) LEDs and near infrared (NIR) irradiation as well as natural sunlight. The BV/LEDs system makes use of the perfect match between the emission profile of commercial blue LEDs (460 ± 10 nm) and absorption profile of BV (Eg = 2.6 eV) to effectively photodegrade pollutants. The BV/UCPs system, on the other hand, exploits the NIR-to-UV/visible upconverted light from UCPs to allow photodegradation of pollutants under NIR illumination. Moreover, we present a detailed study of the experimental parameters to obtain BV particles with tailored morphology (spherical, rod-like, hyperbranched), crystalline phase (monoclinic, tetragonal or heterojunction biphasic BV) and band gap energy (2.4–2.9 eV). Depending on the phase composition, a synergetic effect in photoactivity is observed in samples containing around 68% monoclinic and 30% tetragonal BV which is ascribed to the formation of monoclinic/tetragonal heterojunction.
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Bismuth vanadate, Heterojunction, Microwave-method, Upconversion, UV–vis-NIR photocatalysis
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Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, v. 243, p. 121-135, 2019.