Photocatalytic Properties of a Functional Material Based on Modified Boron Nitride and a Molybdenum Cluster Complex

Currently, the search for new effective materials with photocatalytic properties to combat various organic pollutants, including wastewater treatment, is quite urgent. In this work, we obtained a new material based on hexagonal boron nitride modified with hydroxo groups (nanoBN–OH) and the photoactive octahedral cluster complex [{Mo₆I₈}(DMSO)₆](NO₃)₄. Analysis of the obtained samples by transmission electron microscopy showed that the cluster complex in the hybrid material was present in the form of nanoparticles with a diameter of 10–30 nm. Their photocatalytic activity in the decomposition of model dyes, methyl orange and Rhodamine B, was studied, their efficiency was demonstrated, and the effective reaction rate constants were determined.