Structural properties of a sol-gel generated BiFeO3 and its photocatalytic activity

BiFeO3 (BFO) was synthesized using a combustion sol-gel method from reactants of Bi(NO3)3.5H2O and Fe(NO3)3.9H2O with various complexation reagents. The absorbance and photocatalytic activity of BFO on Methylene Blue (MB) decomposition were studied using infrared (IR) and UV-Vis spectroscopy.