The first mesostructured bismuth oxychloride synthesized under hydrothermal condition

Mesostructured bismuth oxychloride was successfully synthesized for the first time under hydrothermal condition, using hexadecylamine as organic template and bismuth nitrate as inorganic precursor. The resultant product has been characterized by power X-ray diffraction (XRD), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and infra-red spectra (IR). The distance between the inorganic layers is about 2.6 nm.