Comparative Study of Bismuth Composites Obtained via Pulsed Laser Ablation in a Liquid and in Air for Photocatalytic Application

Abstract:

In the present work, bismuth-based nanoparticles of various compositions were obtained by pulsed laser ablation of a metallic bismuth target in water and air using a Q-switch Nd:YAG laser (wavelength of 1064 nm, pulse duration of 7 ns, frequency of 20 Hz, and pulse energy of 160 mJ). Then the samples were annealed in air at temperatures up to 600°C. A comparative analysis of the obtained powders was carried out using methods of X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, specific surface area measurements, IR-Fourier and UV-Vis Spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activity of the synthesized materials in the process of Rhodamine B decomposition under irradiation of a LED source (375 nm) was also studied.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 312)
• Pages: 172-178
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.312.172
• Online since: November 2020
• Authors: Valery A. Svetlichnyi*, Elena D. Fakhrutdinova, Tatiana S. Nazarova, Sergei A. Kulinich, Olga V. Vodyankina
• Keywords: Bismuth Composites, Bismuth Oxycarbonate, Laser Ablation in Air, Laser Ablation in Liquid, Photocatalysis, α-Bi₂O₃, β-Bi₂O₃

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