Facile synthesis and characterization of FePVO nanobelts with enhanced photocatalytic performance.

Liu, Zhendong; Lu, Qifang; Guo, Enyan; Wei, Mingzhi; Wang, Qinyu; Yao, Linbing

With doping a bit of phosphorus (P) into the lattice of FeVO nanobelts, FePVO solid solution nanobelts have been successfully synthesized for the first time via a simple electrospinning process. The as-prepared products were characterized by thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis absorbance spectroscopy, and electrochemical impedance spectra (EIS). The results demonstrated that the lattice constants of FeVO were changed and transport of charge carriers was improved after doping P element. Furthermore, the FePVO nanobelts presented an admirable one-dimensional morphology and the excellent photocatalytic properties for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution under the visible light irradiation.

PHOSPHORUS; NANOSTRUCTURED materials synthesis; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLID solutions; IRON compounds; ELECTROSPINNING

Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2017, Vol 19, Issue 9, p1

1388-0764

Academic Journal

10.1007/s11051-017-4006-4