Facile Preparation, Characterization and Photocatalytic Properties of Multifunctional BiFeO3 Nanocrystals

Autor: Liyong Wang, Yingjie Liu, Kewei Yin, Lei Liu, Yuanyuan Han, Xiaogang Cao, Guang Jial, Cuimiao Zhang, Chunzheng Wang
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11:5207-5209
ISSN: 1533-4880
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4197
Popis: Polycrystalline BiFeO3 nanoparticles (size 30-50 nm) were prepared by a simple microwave synthesis technique. The nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, TEM and TG-DTA. The applied experiments show that they are very efficient for photo-catalytic decomposition of organic contaminants under irradiation ultraviolet frequency. The as-obtained BiFeO3 nanoparticles also demonstrate strong ferromagnetism of about 0.045 microB/Fe at room temperature, which is in good agreement with theoretical calculations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE