“…Presently, three types of bismuth-containing compounds have been developed: multicomponent (Bi x MO y ), such as Bi 2 WO 6 , Bi 2 O 3 , BiVO 4 , and Bi 2 O 2 CO 3 ; oxyhalides (BiOX), such as BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I); − and pentavalent bismuthates (MBiO 3 ), such as MBiO 3 (M = Na, Li, K). − Compared with other compounds, pentavalent ruthenium stands out from these Bi-containing compounds due to its high oxidizing activity and narrow band gap, which is due to the existence of empty 6s orbital in the valence band (VB) and conduction band (CB) . As a typical pentavalent bismuthate, sodium bismuthate (NaBiO 3 ) has been used to photodegrade different typical organic persistence pollutants, − indicating that it is an effective visible-light-driven photocatalyst. However, KBiO 3 , another pentavalent bismuthate, is rarely reported, even though its band gap (2.04 eV) is narrower than that of NaBiO 3 (2.46 eV).…”