Metal oxides as photocatalysts

Metal oxides are of great technological importance in environmental remediation and electronics because of their capability to generate charge carriers when stimulated with required amount of energy. The promising arrangement of electronic structure, light absorption properties, and charge transport...

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Published inJournal of Saudi Chemical Society Vol. 19; no. 5; pp. 462 - 464
Main Authors Khan, Mohammad Mansoob, Adil, Syed Farooq, Al-Mayouf, Abdullah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Springer 01.09.2015
Subjects
Metal oxides
Photocatalysis
Semiconductors
Titanium oxide
Zinc oxide
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Summary:Metal oxides are of great technological importance in environmental remediation and electronics because of their capability to generate charge carriers when stimulated with required amount of energy. The promising arrangement of electronic structure, light absorption properties, and charge transport characteristics of most of the metal oxides has made possible its application as photocatalyst. In this article definition of metal oxides as photocatalyst, structural characteristics, requirements of the photocatalyst, classification of photocatalysts and the mechanism of the photocatalytic process are discussed.
ISSN:1319-6103
DOI:10.1016/j.jscs.2015.04.003