Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences/CRC critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences · 2005 · 116 citations · 114 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceNanomaterialsNanotechnologySemiconductor MaterialsMetal Oxide NanomaterialsNanocatalysisNanoparticle SurfacesPhotocatalysisSemiconductor NanomaterialsSemiconductor SurfacesCatalytic NanomaterialsNanostructured PhotocatalystsPhotocatalytic NanomaterialsPhotocatalytic OxidationQuantum Confinement EffectsSemiconductor NanostructuresSemiconductor PhotocatalysisSemiconductor Photocatalysts
Nanosized semiconductors (semiconductor clusters) have the potential to revolutionize the fields of photooxidation and photocatalysis through the combined effects of quantum confinement and their unique surface morphologies. Photocatalytic oxidation as applied to environmental remediation (i.e., detoxification of chemical wastes), green/sustainable chemistry, as well as alternative energy paths (i.e., splitting of H 2 O to produce H 2 ) has already experienced improvements in activity, efficiency, and stability through the use of semiconductor nanoclusters based on materials such as TiO 2 , MoS 2 , WS 2 , MoSe 2 , FeS 2 , and SnO 2 . Issues such as improved control of size and surface chemistry play an important role in the success of these semiconductor nanocatalysts. This review explores the effect of advances in the fields of nanoscience and photocatalysis for current and future applications.
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