Abstract
Bismuth ferrite (BiFeO3), which acts as a significant multiferroic material, exhibits unique magnetic and ferroelectric properties. Here, we adopted a sol-gel method to synthesize disordered nanoporous BFO with a sucrose template. By different characterization methods such as powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and N2 physisorption measurements, the large BET (Brunauer-Emmett-Teller) surface area (34.25 m2 g-1) and disordered pores (20-40 nm) of the sucrose-templated nanoporous BFO (SN-BFO) materials were determined. These SN-BFO materials exhibited high magnetic performance (Ms = 6.37 emu g-1) and a favorable magnetic recycling ratio. In addition, SN-BFO displayed appropriate adsorption characteristics and good photocatalytic stability, which demonstrates that SN-BFO is a candidate for promising recoverable multifunctional environment-purifying applications in the future.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 67550-67555 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 72 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |