Abstract:The Bi24O31Br10/BiOBr composite nanosheets were synthesized by a facile solvothermal method using Bi(NO3)3. 5H2O and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) as materials, employed triethanolamine (TEOA) as pH regulator. The obtained samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) measurement, UV-Vis absorption spectrometer. The composition, microstructure and morphology of the obtained products can easily be controlled by tuning the amount of TEOA and the atomic ratios of bromide and bismuth in the reaction system. The photocatalytic activity of the obtained products was evaluated by the degradation of colorless antibiotic agent ciprofloxacin (CIP) under visible light irradiation (λ≥420 nm). When the amount of TEOA was 8 mL and the molar ratio of bromide and bismuth source was 1:1, the obtained composite Bi24O31Br10/BiOBr exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity. Its reaction rate constant is about 4.0 times higher than that of pure BiOBr, which is mainly attributed to the charge transfer between BiOBr and Bi24O31Br10. Moreover, the high specific surface area and the abundant oxygen vacancies also contribute to the high photocatalytic activity.