A new generation of visible-light-active photocatalysts—The alkaline earth metal bismuthates: Syntheses,compositions, structures,and properties |
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Institution: | 1. University of Sfax, Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Materials Science and Environment, Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, BP N 1171, 3000 Sfax, Tunisia;2. Department of physical and analytical chemistry, Oviedo University-CINN,33006 Oviedo, Spain;3. ENS, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco;1. GIyA and INN, CNEA, Av. Gral Paz 1499, 1650 San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina;2. Departamento de Física, Facultad Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 1, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina;3. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina;4. Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Analítica y Química-Física, INQUIMAE-CONICET, Facultad Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires, Argentina;5. INTI, CMNB, Av. Gral Paz 5445, B1650KNA San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina;6. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, UNSAM, Campus Miguelete, 1650 San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Abstract: | Semiconductor materials containing bismuth have attracted the attention of researchers over the past several decades, as a result of their high photocatalytic activity in various reactions and/or high efficiency in their photoelectric conversion of solar energy. This interest originated from the observations that bismuth-containing semiconductors have a sufficiently small bandgap, which makes them sensitive to radiation in the visible spectral range; thus, visible-light-active materials. Among the various bismuth-containing semiconductor materials, the bismuthates of alkaline earth metals are distinguished and describe into separate groups. This article reviews research on the known methods of obtaining bismuthates of various alkaline earth metals (magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium), and further analyzes their composition, structure, and visible-light-active photocatalytic activity. |
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Keywords: | Magnesium bismuthates Calcium bismuthates Strontium bismuthates Barium bismuthates Alkaline earth metal bismuthates Visible light active photocatalysts |
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