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Growth of sillenite Bi₁₂FeO₂₀ single crystals: structural, thermal, optical, photocatalytic features and first principle calculations.

ABSTRACT: Ideal sillenite type Bi₁₂FeO₂₀ (BFO) micron sized single crystals have been successfully grown via inexpensive hydrothermal method. The refined single crystal X-ray diffraction data reveals cubic Bi₁₂FeO₂₀ structure with single crystal parameters. Occurrence of rare Fe⁴⁺ state is identified via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The lattice parameter (a) and corresponding molar volume (V_m) of Bi₁₂FeO₂₀ have been measured in the temperature range of 30-700 °C by the X-ray diffraction method. The thermal expansion coefficient (α) 3.93 × 10^-5 K^-1 was calculated from the measured values of the parameters. Electronic structure and density of states are investigated by first principle calculations. Photoelectrochemical measurements on single crystals with bandgap of 2 eV reveal significant photo response. The photoactivity of as grown crystals were further investigated by degrading organic effluents such as Methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) under natural sunlight. BFO showed photodegradation efficiency about 74.23% and 32.10% for degrading MB and CR respectively. Interesting morphology and microstructure of pointed spearhead like BFO crystals provide a new insight in designing and synthesizing multifunctional single crystals.

SUBMITTER: Vavilapalli DS

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