Nanostructured Photocatalysts

Various books are available on photocatalysis systems based on bulk semiconducting materials. However, photocatalytic phenomena controlled by nanostructures are attractive beyond conventional semiconductors. This book is specifically devoted to the several novel uses of innovative organic, inorganic, and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs)-based photocatalysts. Detailed discussion of synthesis methods, characterization techniques, and applications of advanced nanostructured photocatalysts is presented in the book. The conversion and storage of solar light is currently one of the most blooming interdisciplinary arenas of scientific technology converging various fields such as optics, physical chemistry, solid state physics, electrochemistry, photochemistry, catalysis, and several other research fields. The current textbook is intended to provide an outlook on the contemporary condition of photochemical systems for harvesting of solar light based on nanocrystalline semiconducting assemblies and materials. Different chapters of the book present an account on numerous aspects of such systems which include solar water splitting, photosynthetic procedures for reduction of CO2, evolution of molecular H2 and the photoelectrochemical organic substances based on nanoparticle semiconducting materials. A special attention is given to "nano" aspect of semiconducting photocatalytic materials, that is, the role of nanostructured crystals and the effect of their sizes in the conversion of solar energy, the design of semiconducting nanostructures with customized photochemical features, and the prospects of nanophotocatalysis systems based on heterogeneous photocatalytic materials. This book will inspire the researchers and readers to explore the novel design strategies for development of photocatalysts with customized nanostructures. Book jacket.