Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2021, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (3): 1-6.doi: 10.11962/1006-4990.2020-0541

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Surface/interface engineering of metal oxide semiconductor nanocrystals for enhanced photocatalysis

Song Zhijia(),Chen Qian,Kuang Qin()   

  1. Department of Chemistry,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,Xiamen University,Xiamen 361005,China
  • Received:2020-11-27 Online:2021-03-10 Published:2021-03-11
  • Contact: Kuang Qin E-mail:20520200156126@stu.xmu.edu.cn;qkuang@xmu.edu.cn

Abstract:

In recent years,semiconductor based photocatalysis,as a green technology,has attracted wide attention in solving environmental problems and providing renewable energy,but the low efficiency still limits its practical application.Rational surface/interface design of metal oxide semiconductor is an effective approach to improve the performance of photocatalysts. Recent progress in the surface/interface structure engineering and structure-activity relationship of semiconductor photocata-lysts was systematically reviewed.The feasible measures to optimize the photocatalytic performance by the facet effect in sin-gle component were introduced.On this basis,the application of facet/interface engineering strategies in promoting photo-catalytic performance of multi-component composite photocatalysts were summarized.Finally,the challenges and opportunities in this field were briefly featured on the basis of its current development.

Key words: photocatalysis, metal oxide, facet, interface

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