Intensive visible-light photoactivity of Bi- and Fe-containing pyrochlore nanoparticles

Nanoscale. 2014 Jan 21;6(2):745-8. doi: 10.1039/c3nr04260j.

Abstract

Bi-Fe-Nb-O pyrochlore nanoparticles were synthesized by a facile coprecipitation reaction. They exhibit intense visible-light absorption due to a narrow band gap and high visible-light photocatalytic activity for degradation of methyl orange.

MeSH terms

  • Azo Compounds / chemistry
  • Bismuth / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Iron / chemistry*
  • Light*
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Niobium / chemistry*
  • Photolysis
  • Titanium / chemistry

Substances

  • Azo Compounds
  • Niobium
  • pyrochlore
  • methyl orange
  • Titanium
  • Iron
  • Bismuth