Abstract:
In order to improve the photocatalytic performance of BiOI under visible light, the O-terminated Ti
3C
2 was prepared by etching Ti
3AlC
2 with NH
4HF
2, Ti
3C
2/BiOI composite materials were prepared by precipitation under ultrasonic radiation, using bismuth nitrate pentahydrate as bismuth source, potassium iodide as iodine source. The composition, morphology, structure, light absorption, transient photocurrent response and spectral response of Ti
3C
2/BiOI composite materials were characterized and measured by XRD, SEM, UV-vis, FTIR, EIS,
I-
t and PL. The photocatalytic degradation property of Ti
3C
2/BiOI composite material was carried out using methyl orange (MO) as targeted pollutant under simulated visible light. The results show that BiOI is successfully loaded on Ti
3C
2, the Ti
3C
2/BiOI composite material exhibits an appreciable photocatalytic activity under simulated visible light. The 6wt%Ti
3C
2/BiOI composite material shows the highest efficiency of 91.6% within 0.5 h, which is nearly 4.5 times higher than that of the BiOI. The O-terminated Ti
3C
2 as a cocatalyst to transfer photogenerated electrons in time, the charge separation is maintained in the charge depletion layer, which is helpful to improve the photocatalytic activity.