Optimizing photocatalytic and supercapacitive performance by β-Bi2O3@BiFeO3 modification with PVDF polymer based nanocomposites

Senthilkumar, N. and Selvaraj, Yogapriya and Eswaramoorthy, Nandhakumar and Pandiaraj, Saravanan and Alibrahim, Khuloud A. and Alodhayb, Abdullah N. (2024) Optimizing photocatalytic and supercapacitive performance by β-Bi2O3@BiFeO3 modification with PVDF polymer based nanocomposites. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 695. p. 134189. ISSN 09277757

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Abstract

The PVDF (Poly-Vinyl-difloride) membrane modified with Bismuth oxide (β-Bi2O3)/Bismuth Ferrite (BiFeO3) p-n heterojunction synthesized via hydrothermal process to explore its energy storage and conversion applications. The PVDF-Bi2O3/BiFeO3 nanocomposites (NCs) prepared in this study were subjected to analysis using PXRD, FTIR, UV-Vis DRS, FE-SEM with EDX, TEM, and transient photocurrent response techniques, individually. The as-prepared materials were evaluated for their photocatalytic performance in the visible light-induced degradation of Methylene Blue (MB) and Rhodamine-B (RhB) dyes. The photocatalytic performance demonstrates degradation efficiencies of 95% for MB dye and 83% for RhB dye when utilizing the PVDF-β-Bi2O3@BiFeO3 nanocatalyst. The enhancement in the photocatalytic performance of the PVDF-Bi2O3/BiFeO3 heterojunction was a result of improved visible light absorption, suppression of photogenerated electron-hole pair recombination, accelerated separation and migration of photogenerated charges. The capacitance behavior of PVDF-β-Bi2O3@BiFeO3 is significantly higher than β-Bi2O3@BiFeO3 in 3 M KOH solution which has specific capacitance of 300 F g−1at 1 A g−1 of current density and fabricated a symmetric device has10.08 Wh kg−1 and 999.39 W kg−1 specific energy and specific power at 0.5 A g−1 of current density with the 88.7% of capacitance retention and 94.12% of coulombic efficiency up to 10000 cycles. © 2024 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Material Science > Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Divisions: Medicine > Vinayaka Mission's Kirupananda Variyar Medical College and Hospital, Salem > Biochemistry
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email techsupport@mosys.org
Last Modified: 27 Nov 2025 05:24
URI: https://vmuir.mosys.org/id/eprint/1483

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