Modeling of the Bi2O3·SiO2 Melt Cooling Process and the Products of Melt Solidification under Various Conditions

Cellulose-templated Bi2SiO5nanorods with enhanced UV/vis light utilization efficiency for high-performance photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants

“…3 In terms of photocatalysis, the distorted tetrahedron structure in Bi 2 SiO 5 may be conducive to separating photo-generated carriers and improving its photocatalytic activity. 4 However, Bi 2 SiO 5 has difficulty in effectively utilizing visible light due to its poor charge separation and migration ability for surface reaction sites and wide bandgap of about 3.5 eV. 5,6 Consequently, enhancing the visible light absorbance and the photo-generated electron-hole pair separation ability of Bi 2 SiO 5 is the key to improving the photocatalytic activity.…”