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visible-light photocatalytic reaction processes in environmental remediation and solar fuel generation fields, are also introduced. A brief outlook on the nanostructure photosensitization is also given.
Keywords: carbon nanostructures; nanostructuresensitization; plasmonic metal nanostructures; quantum
efficiency of carbon nanodots based photocatalysts.
Conclusion
In this review, recent advances of the nanostructuresensitization of transition metal oxides for visible-light photocatalysis are summarized. Nanostructuresensitization is an effective method to realize the transformation of UV-active
solution for the photosensitizers to anchor. The hybridization of exfoliated nanosheets with nanosized photosensitizers often shows a tunable electronic structure and new physicochemical properties. All these features attribute to a promising future of nanostructuresensitization in the ion-exchangeable
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Figure 1:
Schematic steps for the photocatalytic reactions occuring on the surface of a semiconductor. Adapte...