Electronic Structure Studies and Photocatalytic Properties of Cubic Bi_1.5ZnNb_1.5O₇

Table 1

Surface area and dye decomposition dependence on the heating temperature of the BZN catalyst (as percentage), after 1 h of photocatalytic reaction.

Temperature; (°C)	Grain size; (m)	Surface area; (m^2 g^−1)	Dye decomposition; percentage (%)
500	Less than 0.5	25.28	79.30
550	About 0.5	14.41	77.67
600	0.7–0.8	11.89	66.97
700	Less than 1	2.29	34.51
800	About 1	0.36	20.22
900	Above 1	0.34	14.15
1000	1–3	0.30	14.00