Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Influence of Surfactant on the Phase Transformation of Bi 2 O 3 and its Photocatalytic Activity Description An account of the resource Bismuth oxide with its unique narrow bandgap has gained significant attention in the field of photocatalysis. A new and efficient method to synthesise bismuth oxide with tuneable properties is proposed herein. A surfactant assisted modified sol-gel method is used to synthesise bismuth oxide with excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of Rhodamine B dye. Three different surfactants, namely polyethylene glycol-400, sodium lauryl sulfate, and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) have been used. The fabricated bismuth oxide nanoparticles were characterised by X-ray diffraction, IR, scanning electron microscopy, and UV-diffuse reflectance spectroscopy analysis. Evolution of both the ? and ? crystalline phases of bismuth oxide was observed. The bandgap of the synthesised bismuth oxides ranges from 2.03 to 2.37 eV. The CTAB assisted synthesised bismuth oxide with a bandgap of 2.19 eV showed the highest photocatalytic activity of 93.6 % under visible light for the degradation of Rhodamine B. This bismuth oxide based catalyst opens a new avenue for efficient photocatalysis for environmental remediation. 2019 CSIRO. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Karthik K.; Sunaja Devi K.R.; Pinheiro D.; Sugunan S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Australian Journal of Chemistry, Vol-72, No. 4, pp. 295-304. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available CSIRO Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1071/CH18446" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1071/CH18446</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060518777&amp;doi=10.1071%2FCH18446&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=32aba121bbc5e3eddfc1d21b86e5f717" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060518777&amp;doi=10.1071%2fCH18446&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=32aba121bbc5e3eddfc1d21b86e5f717</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 49425; CODEN: AJCHA Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Karthik K., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India; Sunaja Devi K.R., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India; Pinheiro D., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Hosur Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560029, India; Sugunan S., Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, Kerala, 682022, India