Nanosize semiconductors for photooxidation

被引：104

作者：

Abrams, BL ^{[1
]}

Wilcoxon, JP ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA

来源：

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN SOLID STATE AND MATERIALS SCIENCES | 2005年 / 30卷 / 03期

关键词：

photocatalysis; semiconductor nanoclusters; quantum confinement; surface effects; MoS2;

D O I：

10.1080/10408430500200981

中图分类号：

T [工业技术];

学科分类号：

08 ;

摘要：

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 H2O to produce 112) has already experienced improvements in activity, efficiency, and stability, through the use of semiconductor nanoclusters based on materials such as TiO2, MoS2, WS2, MoSe2, FeS2, and SnO2. 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.

引用

页码：153 / 182

页数：30

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