Synthesis of SnO2, Fe2O3, and BiOCl Fibers from Inorganic Salts by a Templating Route

SnO2, Fe2O3, and BiOCl fibers were synthesized from the corresponding chloride salts through a combination of templating and solvothermal processes. All the fibers possess distinct surface morphologies and lengths up to tens or hundreds of micrometers. Significantly, the BiOCl fibers with a novel heterogeneous structure were first prepared. The as-prepared BiOCl fibers exhibit good photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methyl orange in aqueous medium under UV irradiation.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)