Synthesis and characterization of plate-like vanadium doped SrBi4Ti4O15 prepared via KCl molten salt method

SrBi4Ti4O15 is one of four-layered Aurivillius compound family member that can be used as photocatalyst material works in the violet light region. To expand its work function range conducted by doped with metal elements to results reduced band gap energy. In this research, we synthesized vanadium (SrBi4Ti4-nVnO15 (n= 0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15)) molten salt method (used KCl salt). The diffractogram sample showed target compounds SrBi4Ti4-nVnO15 0.15) had been successfully space group A21am without impurities. SEM micrographs particle shape was plate-like (sheets) V dopant did not cause agglomeration. result Kubelka-Munk equation calculation energy value from 3.04 eV (408 nm) 2.84 (437