Academic literature on the topic 'Bismuth tungstate'

Films of bismuth and nickel tungstates were obtained by chemical and electrochemical synthesis. Bismuth tungstate was obtained by ionic layering and electrochemical deposition. Nickel tungstate (NiWO4) was obtained by combined synthesis methods: 1st - electrochemical synthesis and 2nd - combined electrochemical and thermochemical synthesis. The obtained materials have good adhesion with an optically transparent SnO2 substrate. It is shown that the mechanism of electrochemical formation of Bi2WO6 and NiWO4 films is similar to the processes of WO3 formation as a result of electroreduction of peroxide-complex compounds based on tungstate ions, which were studied in detail in. From the data of coloring kinetics the speed, efficiency and stability of electrochromic material depending on its cycling time are estimated. It is shown that tungstates can cycle for a long time with galvanostatic current change and different potentials. Comparison of electrochromic properties of nickel and bismuth tungstate films obtained by ionic stratification, electrodeposition and combined electrochemical and thermochemical methods showed that polycrystalline films have a lower color contrast compared to films obtained by electrodeposition. Using X-ray phase analysis, it was found that the structure of the obtained materials depended on the method of production. Comparison of X-ray diffraction data for chemically and electrochemically obtained Bi2WO6 showed that the films obtained by electrochemical deposition have more amorphous structure, possibly with inclusions of orthorhombic Bi2WO6 and hexagonal WO3 crystallites, while the films obtained by ionic layering have a layer of polycrystals, indicates the fine-grained obtained crystallites. The studied properties of Bi2WO6 and NiWO4 meet the requirements for electrochromic materials in terms of providing high color contrast in the visible part of the spectrum.

Abstract The mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ) of calcium tungstate, ammonium tungsten oxide, bismuth tungsten oxide, lithium tungstate, cadmium tungstate, magnesium tungstate, strontium tungsten oxide and sodium dodecatungstophosphate hydrate were measured at 14 photon energies in the energy range of 81–1333 keV using 22Na, 54Mn, 57Co, 60Co, 133Ba and 137Cs radioactive sources. The measured μ/ρ values were compared with those obtained from WinXCOM program and the differences between the experimental and theoretical values were very small. The bismuth tungsten oxide has the highest μ/ρ among the present samples in the studied energy region. From the μ/ρ values, we calculated the half value layer, tenth value layer and mean free path, and the results showed that ammonium tungsten oxide (which has the lowest density) and bismuth tungsten oxide (which has the highest density) possess the highest and lowest values of these three parameters, respectively. Additionally, from the incident and transmitted photon intensities, we calculated the radiation protection efficiency (RPE). The bismuth tungsten oxide was found to have RPE 98.53 % at 81 keV, which has the maximum value among the present samples and this suggested that bismuth tungsten oxide is the best to be chosen as the γ radiation shielding material candidate among the selected samples.

GdFe3(BO3)4, single crystals were grown from melt-solutions based on bismuth trimolybdate and lithium tungstate. Single crystals of gadolinium ferroborate from lithium-tungstate solution-melt were grown for the first time. The magnetic properties of the grown crystals are compared. It is shown that the GdFe3(BO3)4, ferroborate obtained using bismuth solution-melt trimolybdate contains impurities of Bi3+ ions (6% at.), which replace Gd3+ ions. Whereas GdFe3(BO3)4, ferroborate grown from a solution-melt based on lithium tungstate does not seem to contain such uncontrolled impurities. Keywords: crystal growth, antiferromagnets, multferroics.

In this work, a new morphology was obtained for bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6-glyc) using a hydrothermal method with the addition of glycerol as a surfactant. In order to compare, the bismuth tungstate without glycerol as the surfactant, i.e., Bi2WO6, was synthesized. Structural characterization by XRD and Rietveld refinement confirmed the orthorhombic structure as a single phase for all samples with high crystallinity. All active modes in Raman spectroscopy for the orthorhombic phase of bismuth tungstate were confirmed in agreement with XRD analysis. N2 adsorption/desorption and size pore distribution confirmed the high surface area (85.7 m2/g) for Bi2WO6-glyc when compared with Bi2WO6 (8.5 m2/g). The optical band gap by diffuse reflectance was 2.78 eV and 2.88 eV for Bi2WO6-glyc and Bi2WO6, respectively. SEM images confirmed the different morphology for these materials, and microstructures with cheese crisp were observed for Bi2WO6-glyc (cheese crisp). On the other hand, flower-like microcrystals were confirmed for Bi2WO6 sample. The photocatalytic performance of Bi2WO6-glyc (94.2%) in the photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB) dye solutions at 60 min was more expressive than Bi2WO6 (81.3%) and photolysis (8.2%) at 90 min.

With the solvent of ethylene glycol, it is synthetized the bismuth tungstate(BWO) catalyst with controllable morphology. By using X ray powder diffraction(XRD) and the scanning electron microscope(SEM and TEM), the products are characterized. It is found that glycerol content can affect the morphology and structure of bismuth tungstate. The result is as follows: BWO is amorphous powder, and in front of the high temperature, it is a roasting scheelite layered structure, for nano single crystal phase. After high temperature roasting, it is changed into amorphous powder, and reunion. The oxidation mechanism of BWO is that the hole conduction band position of BWO is low, the surface hydroxyl, less after inspired by ultraviolet light can effectively reduce the concentration of organic matter.

L'objectif de ce travail est d'améliorer les performances photocatalytiques de deux oxydes mixtes de bismuth, Bi2WO6 et BiOBr, présentant une activité sous lumière visible. Leurs activités photocatalytiques sont en effet majoritairement limitées par un taux de recombinaison des charges photoinduites élevé. Deux stratégies différentes ont été respectivement appliquées pour chaque matériau. La première consiste à former une hétérostructure entre Bi2WO6 et un métal noble, le platine, pour assurer une séparation efficace des charges. La seconde consiste à réduire la taille des particules de BiOBr afin d'augmenter la surface spécifique et de diminuer le parcours moyen des charges jusqu'à la surface du photocatalyseur. Les synthèses ont été réalisées par chimie douce. La répartition et la quantité de platine déposé sur Bi2WO6 a ainsi pu être modulée et des particules de BiOBr sous forme de microfleurs ou de plaquettes de différentes tailles ont été obtenues. La dégradation de la rhodamine B en solution sous irradiation bleue a permis d'évaluer les propriétés photocatalytiques des matériaux. La dégradation de molécules non photosensibles a également été réalisée afin de confirmer l'activité photocatalytique observée. Dans le but d'évaluer la potentialité de Bi2WO6 et BiOBr pour la purification de l'air intérieur, des tests de dégradation photocatalytique de polluants modèles gazeux ont été effectués. L'ensemble de ces tests ont mis en évidence les relations entre les paramètres physico-chimiques des matériaux et leurs performances photocatalytiques et ont souligné les potentialités et les limitations de Bi2WO6 et BiOBr pour la dépollution de l'air et de l'eau
The aim of this work is to improve photocatalytic performance of two mixed bismuth oxides, Bi2WO6 and BiOBr, which have an activity within visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Two different strategies have been developed for each material. First one consists in designing a heterostructure between Bi2WO6 and a noble metal, platinum, which ensures an efficient charge separation at the interface. Second one aims at lowering BiOBr particle’s size in order to boost specific surface and shrink mean free path of charges to the surface of the photocatalyst. Syntheses of the materials were carried out using soft chemistry method. Platinum particle distribution and quantity on Bi2WO6 were thus successfully tuned and BiOBr microspheres or plates with different size were obtained. Photocatalytic properties of our materials were characterized by rhodamine B degradation in solution under blue light (λ = 445 nm). Degradation test of non-photosensitive compounds were also performed to show their photocatalytic activity. In order to evaluate Bi2WO6 and BiOBr potential in purifying indoor air photocatalytic degradation tests of model gaseous pollutant were performed. All these photocatalytic tests highlight the relationship between physicochemical and photocatalytic properties of the materials. They also enable us to determine the potentials and limitations of Bi2WO6 and BiOBr as photocatalysts for water and air depollution

L'objectif de ce travail est d'améliorer les performances photocatalytiques de deux oxydes mixtes de bismuth, Bi2WO6 et BiOBr, présentant une activité sous lumière visible. Leurs activités photocatalytiques sont en effet majoritairement limitées par un taux de recombinaison des charges photoinduites élevé. Deux stratégies différentes ont été respectivement appliquées pour chaque matériau. La première consiste à former une hétérostructure entre Bi2WO6 et un métal noble, le platine, pour assurer une séparation efficace des charges. La seconde consiste à réduire la taille des particules de BiOBr afin d'augmenter la surface spécifique et de diminuer le parcours moyen des charges jusqu'à la surface du photocatalyseur. Les synthèses ont été réalisées par chimie douce. La répartition et la quantité de platine déposé sur Bi2WO6 a ainsi pu être modulée et des particules de BiOBr sous forme de microfleurs ou de plaquettes de différentes tailles ont été obtenues. La dégradation de la rhodamine B en solution sous irradiation bleue a permis d'évaluer les propriétés photocatalytiques des matériaux. La dégradation de molécules non photosensibles a également été réalisée afin de confirmer l'activité photocatalytique observée. Dans le but d'évaluer la potentialité de Bi2WO6 et BiOBr pour la purification de l'air intérieur, des tests de dégradation photocatalytique de polluants modèles gazeux ont été effectués. L'ensemble de ces tests ont mis en évidence les relations entre les paramètres physico-chimiques des matériaux et leurs performances photocatalytiques et ont souligné les potentialités et les limitations de Bi2WO6 et BiOBr pour la dépollution de l'air et de l'eau
The aim of this work is to improve photocatalytic performance of two mixed bismuth oxides, Bi2WO6 and BiOBr, which have an activity within visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Two different strategies have been developed for each material. First one consists in designing a heterostructure between Bi2WO6 and a noble metal, platinum, which ensures an efficient charge separation at the interface. Second one aims at lowering BiOBr particle’s size in order to boost specific surface and shrink mean free path of charges to the surface of the photocatalyst. Syntheses of the materials were carried out using soft chemistry method. Platinum particle distribution and quantity on Bi2WO6 were thus successfully tuned and BiOBr microspheres or plates with different size were obtained. Photocatalytic properties of our materials were characterized by rhodamine B degradation in solution under blue light (λ = 445 nm). Degradation test of non-photosensitive compounds were also performed to show their photocatalytic activity. In order to evaluate Bi2WO6 and BiOBr potential in purifying indoor air photocatalytic degradation tests of model gaseous pollutant were performed. All these photocatalytic tests highlight the relationship between physicochemical and photocatalytic properties of the materials. They also enable us to determine the potentials and limitations of Bi2WO6 and BiOBr as photocatalysts for water and air depollution

Am Beispiel von ferroelektrischen Systemen auf Bismut-Basis (Bismutmolybdat, Bismutwolframat und Bismuttitanat) und von Strontiumbariumniobat werden neue Möglichkeiten zur Synthese solcher Nanopartikel aufgezeigt. Die Integration der Nanopartikel in transparente Nanokompositmaterialien und die Entwicklung neuer Precursoren für die Herstellung von Dünnschichtproben gehen den Untersuchungen zur Anwendung als elektrooptische aktive Materialien voraus. Durch weitere Anwendungsmöglichkeiten in der Photokatalyse, dem Test dampfadsorptiver Eigenschaften mit Hilfe eines neuartigen Adsorptionstesters (Infrasorb) und auch mit Hilfe der Ergebnisse der ferroelektrischen Charakterisierung von gesinterten Probenkörpern aus einem Spark-Plasma-Prozess wird ein gesamtheitlicher Überblick über die vielfältigen Aspekte in der Arbeit mit nanoskaligen, ferroelektrischen Materialien gegeben.

La photoelectrocatalyse de l'eau par rayonnement solaire est une solution communément proposée pour la production propre d'hydrogène. En termes de rendement solaire-à-hydrogène, un tandem dual photosystème est accepté comme la configuration plus efficace concernant les cellules photoelectrocatalytique pour la dissociation de l'eau. Ce travail s'intéresse au trioxyde de tungstène (WO3) et au bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) sous la forme de photoanodes type n en couches minces pour la complétion d'oxydation de l'eau dans la demi-réaction pour la dissociation complète de l'eau dans une cellule tandem dual photosystème photoelectrocatalytique. Ces couches minces sont fabriquées par des méthodes robustes, économiques, et extensibles de sol-gel dip coating, et caractérisées par différentes techniques pour vérifier leurs caractéristiques physiques et leur performance photoelectrochimique. WO3 et BiVO4 sont optimises par nanostructuration, modification des couches interfaciales, et addition des co-catalyseurs de surface pour améliorer les performances et la stabilité, respectivement dans des conditions acides et neutres. Ces matériaux sont couples avec une photocathode de type p en oxyde de cuivre (II) pour compléter la réaction de dissociation de l'eau. La cellule photoelectrocatalytique ainsi construite est inspirée par la littérature concernant les systèmes innovateurs de tandem dual photosystèmes. Ce travail aboutit à l'une des seules cellules de dissociation de l'eau par photoelectrocatalyse à base des oxydes de métaux, fabriquée via des techniques faciles et économiques. L'efficacité de la production solaire-à-hydrogène est de 0.01%, et applied-bias-to-photon efficacité de 0.06%
Solar water splitting by photoelectrocatalysis is a proposed long term solution for the production of renewable hydrogen. A wired dual photosystem photoelectrocatalytic cell is thermodynamically considered to possess the highest attainable solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. To realize a photoelectrocatalytic water splitting cell for practical application, facile fabrication methods and abundant low cost materials are essential. This research investigates tungsten trioxide (WO3) and bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) as thin film n-photoanodes to complete the oxygen evolution half reaction for water splitting application in a tandem dual photosystem photoeletrocatalyic water splitting cell. These thin films are fabricated by low cost, robust, scalable, sol-gel dip coating methods and characterized by several techniques to verify the physical characteristics and photochemical performance. WO3 and BiVO4 are optimized by nanostructuration, interfacial surface modification, and addition of surface co-catalysts to increase performance and stability in acidic and neutral conditions, respectively. These materials are coupled with a copper (II) oxide p-photocathode to drive the hydrogen evolution reaction in a photoelectrocatalyic cell to complete the water splitting reaction. The photoelectrocatalytic cell constructed is inspired by previous literature reports encompassing an innovative tandem dual photosystem approach. As a result, this research reports one of the only entirely metal oxide based photoelectrocatalytic water splitting cells, fabricated by inexpensive, unexcessive techniques, resulting in a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 0.01% and an applied bias to photon efficiency of 0.06%

La photoelectrocatalyse de l'eau par rayonnement solaire est une solution communément proposée pour la production propre d'hydrogène. En termes de rendement solaire-à-hydrogène, un tandem dual photosystème est accepté comme la configuration plus efficace concernant les cellules photoelectrocatalytique pour la dissociation de l'eau. Ce travail s'intéresse au trioxyde de tungstène (WO3) et au bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) sous la forme de photoanodes type n en couches minces pour la complétion d'oxydation de l'eau dans la demi-réaction pour la dissociation complète de l'eau dans une cellule tandem dual photosystème photoelectrocatalytique. Ces couches minces sont fabriquées par des méthodes robustes, économiques, et extensibles de sol-gel dip coating, et caractérisées par différentes techniques pour vérifier leurs caractéristiques physiques et leur performance photoelectrochimique. WO3 et BiVO4 sont optimises par nanostructuration, modification des couches interfaciales, et addition des co-catalyseurs de surface pour améliorer les performances et la stabilité, respectivement dans des conditions acides et neutres. Ces matériaux sont couples avec une photocathode de type p en oxyde de cuivre (II) pour compléter la réaction de dissociation de l'eau. La cellule photoelectrocatalytique ainsi construite est inspirée par la littérature concernant les systèmes innovateurs de tandem dual photosystèmes. Ce travail aboutit à l'une des seules cellules de dissociation de l'eau par photoelectrocatalyse à base des oxydes de métaux, fabriquée via des techniques faciles et économiques. L'efficacité de la production solaire-à-hydrogène est de 0.01%, et applied-bias-to-photon efficacité de 0.06%
Solar water splitting by photoelectrocatalysis is a proposed long term solution for the production of renewable hydrogen. A wired dual photosystem photoelectrocatalytic cell is thermodynamically considered to possess the highest attainable solar-to-hydrogen efficiency. To realize a photoelectrocatalytic water splitting cell for practical application, facile fabrication methods and abundant low cost materials are essential. This research investigates tungsten trioxide (WO3) and bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) as thin film n-photoanodes to complete the oxygen evolution half reaction for water splitting application in a tandem dual photosystem photoeletrocatalyic water splitting cell. These thin films are fabricated by low cost, robust, scalable, sol-gel dip coating methods and characterized by several techniques to verify the physical characteristics and photochemical performance. WO3 and BiVO4 are optimized by nanostructuration, interfacial surface modification, and addition of surface co-catalysts to increase performance and stability in acidic and neutral conditions, respectively. These materials are coupled with a copper (II) oxide p-photocathode to drive the hydrogen evolution reaction in a photoelectrocatalyic cell to complete the water splitting reaction. The photoelectrocatalytic cell constructed is inspired by previous literature reports encompassing an innovative tandem dual photosystem approach. As a result, this research reports one of the only entirely metal oxide based photoelectrocatalytic water splitting cells, fabricated by inexpensive, unexcessive techniques, resulting in a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of 0.01% and an applied bias to photon efficiency of 0.06%

Am Beispiel von ferroelektrischen Systemen auf Bismut-Basis (Bismutmolybdat, Bismutwolframat und Bismuttitanat) und von Strontiumbariumniobat werden neue Möglichkeiten zur Synthese solcher Nanopartikel aufgezeigt. Die Integration der Nanopartikel in transparente Nanokompositmaterialien und die Entwicklung neuer Precursoren für die Herstellung von Dünnschichtproben gehen den Untersuchungen zur Anwendung als elektrooptische aktive Materialien voraus. Durch weitere Anwendungsmöglichkeiten in der Photokatalyse, dem Test dampfadsorptiver Eigenschaften mit Hilfe eines neuartigen Adsorptionstesters (Infrasorb) und auch mit Hilfe der Ergebnisse der ferroelektrischen Charakterisierung von gesinterten Probenkörpern aus einem Spark-Plasma-Prozess wird ein gesamtheitlicher Überblick über die vielfältigen Aspekte in der Arbeit mit nanoskaligen, ferroelektrischen Materialien gegeben.:Inhaltsverzeichnis...........................................................................................................5 Abkürzungsverzeichnis ...................................................................................................9 1. Motivation....................................................................................................................11 2. Stand der Forschung und theoretischer Teil ...............................................................14 2.1. Nanoskalige Materialien...........................................................................................15 2.1.1. Nanopartikel und Nanokompositmaterialien ....................................................... 15 2.1.2. Dünnschichten..................................................................................................... 21 2.1.3. Anwendungen in der Photokatalyse.................................................................... 22 2.1.4. Anwendungen in der Gas- und Dampfsensorik.................................................... 24 2.2. Ferroelektrika .........................................................................................................26 2.2.1. Bismutmolybdat................................................................................................... 32 2.2.2. Bismutwolframat.................................................................................................. 34 2.2.3. Bismuttitanat ....................................................................................................... 36 2.2.4. Strontiumbariumniobat......................................................................................... 37 2.3. Verwendete Methoden.............................................................................................40 2.3.1. Spark-Plasma-Sintering ........................................................................................40 2.3.2. Bestimmung ferroelektrischer Eigenschaften ...................................................... 42 2.3.3. Charakterisierung nichtlinearer, elektrooptischer Eigenschaften......................... 43 3. Experimenteller Teil ....................................................................................................51 3.1. Synthesevorschriften................................................................................................52 3.1.1. Verwendete Chemikalien und Substrate.............................................................. 52 3.1.2. Solvothermalsynthese von Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W)................................................... 55 3.1.3. Phasentransfersynthese von Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W)............................................... 56 3.1.4. Präparation von Bi2MO6/PLA Nanokompositmaterialien (M = Mo, W) ................... 57 3.1.5. Sol-Gel-Synthese von Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W), Bi4Ti3O12 und Ba0.25Sr0.75Nb2O6 und Dünnschichten..................... 57 3.1.6. Mikroemulsionssynthese von Bi4Ti3O12 ............................................................... 59 3.1.7. Sol-Gel-Synthese von Bi2Ti2O7............................................................................. 60 3.1.8. Synthese von BiOH(C2O4), BiOCH3COO und Bi(CH3COO)3................................... 61 3.2. Vorschriften zur Durchführung und Charakterisierung...............................................62 3.2.1. Verwendete Geräte und Einstellungen ................................................................ 62 3.2.2. Spark Plasma Sintering von Bi2MO6 (M = Mo,W) und Bestimmung ferroelektrischer Eigenschaften ........................ 65 3.2.3. Prüfung elektrooptischer Eigenschaften, Präparation der Bauteile und Messaufbau .............................................. 67 3.2.4. Durchführung photokatalytischer Messungen ....................................................... 69 3.2.5. Messung der Dampfadsorption an Nanopartikeln mit Hilfe berührungsloser Detektion ........................................... 70 4. Ergebnisse und Diskussion...........................................................................................71 4.1. Synthese und Eigenschaften von nanoskaligen Materialien......................................72 4.1.1. Synthese von Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W) Nanopartikeln................................................. 72 4.1.2. Nanokompositmaterialien mit Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W)................................................ 81 4.1.3. Synthese der Bismuttitanate Bi4Ti3O12 und Bi2Ti2O7 .......................................... 84 4.1.4. Herstellung von Dünnschichten der Systeme Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W), Bi4Ti3O12 und Sr0.75Ba0.25Nb2O6 ................. 88 4.2. Funktion der nanoskaligen Materialien .....................................................................100 4.2.1. Bismuthaltige Nanopartikel in der Photokatalyse ..................................................100 4.2.2. Spark-Plasma-Sintern von Bi2MO6-Nanopartikel (M = Mo, W)................................103 4.2.3. Elektrooptische Eigenschaften von Dünnschichten und Kompositmaterialien ............................................................108 4.2.4. Messung der Dampfadsorption an Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W)-Nanopartikeln mit Hilfe berührungsloser Detektion ............114 4.3. Synthese von BiOH(C2O4), BiO(CH3COO) und Bi(CH3COO)3....................................118 5. Zusammenfassung ......................................................................................................127 6. Ausblick .......................................................................................................................131 7. Literatur ......................................................................................................................132 8. Abbildungs- und Tabellenverzeichnis ..........................................................................146 8.1. Abbildungsverzeichnis...............................................................................................146 8.2. Tabellenverzeichnis...................................................................................................152 9. Anhang ........................................................................................................................154 9.1. Synthese und Eigenschaften von nanoskaligen Materialien......................................155 9.1.1. Solvothermalsynthese von Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W).....................................................155 9.1.2. Phasentransfersynthese von Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W).................................................156 9.1.3. Synthese der Bismutmolybdate Bi4Ti3O12 und Bi2Ti2O7 .......................................156 9.1.4. Herstellung von Dünnschichten der Systeme Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W), Bi4Ti3O12 und Sr0.75Ba0.25Nb2O6 .................159 9.2. Funktion der nanoskaligen Materialien ......................................................................164 9.2.1. Spark-Plasma-Sintern..............................................................................................164 9.2.2. Elektro-optische Eigenschaften von Dünnschichten und Kompositmaterialien .........................................................166 9.2.3. Messung der Dampfadsorption an Bi2MO6 (M = Mo, W)-Nanopartikeln mit Hilfe berührungsloser Detektion ...........174 9.3. Synthese von BiOH(C2O4), BiO(CH3COO) und Bi(CH3COO)3.....................................175 9.3.1. DTA-TG-Ergebnisse .................................................................................................175 9.3.2. Kristalldaten und Strukturverfeinerung ...................................................................177 9.4. Quelltexte ..................................................................................................................181 9.4.1. MATLAB-Skript zur Auswertung elektrooptischer Koeffizienten................................181 9.4.2. MATLAB-Skript zur Auswertung dampfadsorptiver Eigenschaften............................182