Convenient synthesis of twin-Christmas tree-like PbWO4 microcrystals and their photocatalytic properties

doi:10.1007/s11706-017-0381-0

Frontiers of Materials Science

2017, Vol. 11

Issue (2): 139-146 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-017-0381-0

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Convenient synthesis of twin-Christmas tree-like PbWO₄ microcrystals and their photocatalytic properties

Jin ZHANG^1,²(

), Li-Li PENG^1,², Ying TANG^1,², Huijie WU³

¹. College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 402160, China
². Chongqing Key Laboratory of Environmental Materials & Remediation, Chongqing 402160, China
³. Research?Institute?for?New?Materials?Technology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China

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Novel twin-Christmas tree-like PbWO₄ microcrystals have been prepared via a convenient aqueous solution route at room temperature under the assistance of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD). The product was characterized by XRD, EDX, SEM, TEM, UV-vis and PL and BET techniques. It was found that β-CD plays an important role in the forming of twin-Christmas tree-like PbWO₄ microcrystals. A five-step growth mechanism was proposed to explain the formation of such twin-Christmas tree-like structures. The photocatalytic performance of PbWO₄ microcrystals was evaluated by measuring the decomposition rate of methylene blue (MB) and malachite green (MG) solution under the UV irradiation, and the photocatalytic results indicated that as-prepared PbWO₄ microcrystals exhibit good and versatile photocatalytic activity as well as excellent recyclability.

Key words： PbWO₄ twin-Christmas tree-like growth mechanism UV irradiation photocatalyst

收稿日期: 2017-02-20 出版日期: 2017-05-26

Corresponding Author(s): Jin ZHANG

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. [J]. Frontiers of Materials Science, 2017, 11(2): 139-146.
Jin ZHANG, Li-Li PENG, Ying TANG, Huijie WU. Convenient synthesis of twin-Christmas tree-like PbWO₄ microcrystals and their photocatalytic properties. Front. Mater. Sci., 2017, 11(2): 139-146.

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