Table 1 Properties of the pure BiVO₄, Ag/BiVO₄, BiV_0.9925Mo_0.0075O₄, and Ag/BiV_0.9925Mo_0.0075O₄ powders

Bandgap (eV)

2.30

1.61

2.18

Atomic% of Ag dopant from ICP

–

6.28446

–

Atomic% of Mo dopant from ICP

–

–

0.163704

Atomic% of Ag dopant from XPS

–

6.03

–

Degradation rate (%)

6.4

8.4

9.6