Development and photocatalytic mechanism of monolayer Bi2MoO6 nanosheets for the selective oxidation of benzylic alcohols

Kaiqiang Jing; Jinhua Xiong; Na Qin; Yujie Song; Liuyi Li; Yan Yu; Shijing Liang; Ling Wu

doi:10.1039/c7cc04052k

Development and photocatalytic mechanism of monolayer Bi₂MoO₆ nanosheets for the selective oxidation of benzylic alcohols

Chem Commun (Camb). 2017 Jul 27;53(61):8604-8607. doi: 10.1039/c7cc04052k.

Authors

Kaiqiang Jing¹, Jinhua Xiong¹, Na Qin¹, Yujie Song¹, Liuyi Li², Yan Yu², Shijing Liang¹, Ling Wu³

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China. sjliang2011@gmail.com wuling@fzu.edu.cn.
² Key Laboratory of Eco-materials Advanced Technology (Fuzhou University), Fujian Province University, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China.
³ State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China. sjliang2011@gmail.com wuling@fzu.edu.cn and Key Laboratory of Eco-materials Advanced Technology (Fuzhou University), Fujian Province University, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350116, P. R. China.

PMID: 28718481
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc04052k

Abstract

Monolayer Bi₂MoO₆ nanosheets have been successfully prepared for the first time via a bottom-top approach with surfactant assistance, and show 8 times higher activity than bulk Bi₂MoO₆ for the selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Ultrafast charge separation and more acid-base active sites on the monolayer nanosheets are considered to be responsible for the robust photoactivity.