Structured Semiconductors in Photocatalysis

• Other Authors: Bedia, Jorge (Editor), Belver, Carolina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; silver/silver bromide; activated carbon; controlled microstructures; tetracycline degradation; reactive oxygen species; 2D Ti3C2 MXene; membrane; broadband; solar desalination; freshwater; metal nanoparticles; thin film; bandgap; photocatalytic activity; thin film deposition; nanoparticles; aerosols; photocatalysis; GCN/Ag2CrO4; organic pollutants; microorganisms; wastewater; royal blue LED; photocatalyst; thermal analysis; mass spectrometry; surface area; synthesis; alkali precipitation; diffuse reflectance; hierarchical photocatalysts; environment applications; inorganic structures; organic structures; hybrid structures; template free structures; environmental and energetic applications; catalyst synthesis; fluoride-doped titanium dioxide; pulse radiation; process evaluation; photocatalyst characterization; titanium dioxide; fumed silica; methylene blue decomposition; chemical vapor deposition (CVD); gas-phase; photodecomposition; specific surface area; nanocomposite; photo-electro-Fenton process; chlordimeform; wastewater treatment; bifunctional catalyst; photodegradation; nanohybrids; MoS2/Co3O4; methyl orange (MO); environment remediation; heterojunction; CuS/PbS/ZnO; hydrogen production; sacrificial reagent; cerium oxide; CeO2; Pd−doped CeO2; noble metal; oxygen vacancies; MB degradation; antibacterial studies; CuO-TiO2 nanocomposites; green synthesis; photocatalysts; sulfisoxazole; n/a
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Photocatalysis represents an interesting approach for different applications, with the possibility of using sunlight as a sustainable and renewable source of energy. This technology is based on the use of a semiconductor that can be excited by light with an energy higher than its band gap, inducing the formation of energy-rich electron-hole pairs that can be involved in redox reactions. Recent progress has explored the chemical nature of structured semiconductors with the object of improving their electronic and optical properties, enhancing their photoresponse under different conditions. This Special Issue collected original research papers, reviews and commentaries focused on the challenges in the design of structured semiconductors with photocatalytic applications; thus, submissions focusing on synthesis, the characterization of new photocatalysts, studies of activity and stability, and the mechanisms of photocatalytic reactions are invited for submission.