Effect of Fuels on the Physicochemical Properties and Photocatalytic Activity of Bismuth Oxide, Synthesized using Solution Combustion Method

Abstract

The potential of bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) as a photocatalyst, due to its a wide band gap (2.3-3.3 eV), was successfully synthesized using the solution combustion method with several fuels: urea, glycine, and citric acid. The synthesis was started by