State-of-the-Art Progress in Diverse Heterostructured Photocatalysts toward Promoting Photocatalytic Performance

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 25; no. 7; pp. 998 - 1013
• Main Authors: Li, Haijin, Zhou, Yong, Tu, Wenguang, Ye, Jinhua, Zou, Zhigang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 18.02.2015
• Subjects: band alignment; Charge; charge carriers; Heterojunctions; heterostructures; Photocatalysis; Photocatalysts; Promotion; Semiconductors; Separation; State of the art

Semiconductor photocatalysts have received much attention in recent years due to their great potentials for the development of renewable energy technologies, as well as for environmental protection and remediation. The effective harvesting of solar energy and suppression of charge carrier recombinat...