Photocatalytic Performance in Oxide Nanomaterials

Abstract

As a result of the cumulatively environmental pollution and the worldwide fossil fuel reserves shortage, nanostructrued photocatalysts have attracted much attention as a potential solution due to their unique performance advantages. Over the past decades, different strategies for synthesis and modification of oxide materials on the nanometer scale have been developing rapidly. Therefore, it is of significance to highlight recent approaches in the development of oxide nanomaterials as activity-enhanced photocatalysts. This report presents recent research progress of the high photocatalytic activity of nanostructured photocatalysts for expansion of solar spectrum response and enhancement of charge separation efficiency. Significantly, all the researchers and their achievements in this field are making contributions to the development of catalytic industry and environment purification.

Keywords:

• Photocatalytic
• oxide nanomaterials
• ZnO