Explains principles of solar energy semiconductor photocatalysis and systematically introduces both traditional and novel photocatalysts, including metal oxide/hydroxide photocatalysts, metal sulfide photocatalysts, and organic and plasmonic photocatalysts. The authors also demonstrate the composition and modification of photocatalysts via examples. It is well suited for laboratory researchers and industrial professionals.

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Jiaguo Yu, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, Xin Li, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China

Zusammenfassung

Table of Content:
Chapter 1: The foundmentals of solar energy photocatalysis
1.1 Background
1.2 History of solar energy photocatalysis
1.3 Fundamental principles of solar energy photocatalysis
1.4 Applied fields of solar energy photocatalysis
1.5 The scopes of this books
Chapter 2 The fundamentals of solar energy semiconductor photocatalysts
2.1.Classifications of Solar energy semiconductor photocatalysts
2.1.1 Besed on the crystal structure
2.1.2 Besed on the anion or cation
2.1.3 Besed on the band gap
2.1.4 Based on the total number of components
2.2 Design priciples of solar energy semiconductor photocatalysts
2.2.1 Thermodynamic requirements
2.2.2 Dynamics requirements
2.2.3 Stabilities
2.2.4 Environmental compatibility
2.2.5 Cost Control of developments
2.3 Evaluation of Solar energy semiconductor photocatalysts
2.3.1 Characterization of physical properties
2.3.2 Characterization of photocatalytic activities
2.3.3 Characterization of photoelctrochemical activities
2.4 Development tools of Solar energy semiconductor photocatalysts
2.4.1 Density functional theory
2.4.2 Combinatorial approaches
2.4.3 Solid-solution strategies
Chapter 3 Metal oxide/hydroxide semiconductor photocatalysts
3.1 TiO2 photocatalysts
3.2 Fe- and Cu- oxide photocatalysts
3.3 ZnO photocatalyst
3.4 WO3 photocatalysts
3.5 Bi-based photocatalysts
3.6 Ge- and Ga-based photocatalysts
3.7 layered double hydroxide
Chapter 4 Metal sulfide semiconductor photocatalysts
4.1 CdS-based photocatalysts
4.2 In2S3-based photocatalysts
4.3 SnS2-based photocatalysts
4.4 WS2/MoS2-based photocatalyst
4.5 Cu2S-based photocatalyst
4.6 Other metal sulfide photocatalysts
Chapter 5 Meta-(oxy)nitride/(oxy)halide/oxysulfide semiconductor photocatalysts
5.1 Ta3N5 photocatalysts
5.2 TaON photocatalysts
5.3 AgX photocatalysts
5.4 BiOX photocatalysts
5.5 Metal oxysulfide photocatalysts
Chapter 6 Meta-free/elements semiconductor photocatalysts
6.1 C3N4 photocatalysts
6.2 SiC photocatalysts
6.3 Si photocatalysts
6.4 S and P photocatalysts
6.5 Graphene-based semiconductors
Chapter 7 Other novel semiconductor photocatalysts
7.1 MOFs photocatalysts
7.2 Organic semiconductor photocatalysts
7.3 Plasmonic photocatalysts
7.4 Upconversion semiconductor photocatalysts
Chapter 8 Modification and composition of semiconductor photocatalysts
8.1 Heterostructued semiconductor photocatalysts
8.2 Nanostructure fabrication of semiconductor photocatalysts
8.3 Cocatalyst-loading semiconductor photocatalysts
8.4 Nanocarbon-based composite photocatalysts
Chapter 9 Conclusion and Prospect