Efficient charge separation and improved photocatalytic activity in Type-II & Type-III heterojunction based multiple interfaces in BiOCl0.5Br0.5-Q: DFT and Experimental Insight

• Main Authors: Chawla, Harshita, Garg, Seema, Upadhyay, Sumant, Rohilla, Jyoti, Szamosvolgyi, Akos, Sapi, Andras, Ingole, Pravin Popinand, Sagadevan, Suresh, Konya, Zoltan, Chandra, Amrish
• Format: Article
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd 2022
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/42040/

The nanostructured, inner-coupled Bismuth oxyhalides (BiOX0.5X'(0.5); X, X' = Cl, Br, I; X/=X') heterostructures were prepared using Quercetin (Q) as a sensitizer. The present study revealed the tuning of the band properties of as-prepared catalysts. The catalysts were characterized u...