The invention discloses a method for preparing ring-shaped
bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) microspheres and relates to a photocatalyst. The method comprises the following steps of: dissolving Bi(NO3)3 into
alcohol to obtain a solution A, and mixing KI with
oleic acid to obtain a solution B; and mixing the solution A with the solution B to obtain a
mixed solution, stirring, then pouring the
mixed solution into an
autoclave, performing a
hydrothermal reaction on the
mixed solution, cleaning, filtering and
drying to obtain rufous ring-shaped BiOI microspheres. According to the method, the Bi(NO3)3 and the KI are used as raw materials for preparing the ring-shaped BiOI microspheres in the mixed solution of
alcohol and
oleic acid by using a low-temperature hydrothermal one-
step method. Compared with BiOI microspheres of other shapes, the ring-shaped BiOI microspheres are defined by a group of nano-sheets which are parallel and arranged into a circle, and the ring-shaped BiOI microspheres have a porous structure, so that the adsorption performance is improved, and then the photo-catalytic activity is obviously improved. The low-temperature hydrothermal one-
step method is easy to control through hydrothermal media, hydrothermal temperature and hydrothermal time and is a simple and feasible method with application potentiality for preparing high-catalytic-activity BiOI. The method for preparing the ring-shaped BiOI microspheres has the advantages that cost is low,
operation temperature is low and equipment is simple.