Photocatalysts: Synthesis and Characterization Methods offers a systematic overview of the synthesis and characterization of photocatalysts using various methods and techniques. This book focuses on synthesis methods, nanostructure control, activity enhancement strategies, and characterization of semiconductor-based nanostructures. This book offers guidelines for designing novel semiconductor-based photocatalysts with low cost and high efficiency to meet the demands of the efficient utilization of solar light for energy production, environment remediation, etc.
In addition, this book has covered various latest and sophisticated characterization techniques. This includes various spectroscopic, physicochemical, and electrochemical characterization techniques which help the researchers to understand the characteristics of the fabricated photocatalysts.
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Table of Contents
Section I. Synthesis methods1. Introduction of synthesis methods
2. Precipitation and co-precipitation synthesis methods
3. Sol-gel synthesis method
4. Hydrothermal synthesis method
5. Solvothermal synthesis method
6. Microwave synthesis method
7. Sonochemical synthesis method
8. Chemical vapour deposition synthesis method
9. Physical vapour deposition synthesis method
10. Green synthesis methods
11. Electrochemical deposition synthesis methods
Section II. Characterization methods
12. Introduction of characterization methods
Part A. Spectroscopic Characterization Techniques
13. Absorption spectroscopy
14. UV-Visible spectroscopy and Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy
15. Vibrational spectroscopy
16. Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy
17. Raman spectroscopy
18. Emission spectroscopy: Photoluminescence spectroscopy
Part B. Physicochemical Characterization Techniques
19. X-ray diffraction
20. X-ray fluorescence
21. Surface area and porosity measurements
22. Dynamic light scattering
23. Atomic force microscopy
24. Scanning electron microscopy
25. Transmission electron microscopy
26. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
Part C. Electrochemical Characterization Techniques
27. Thermodynamic properties of the photocatalysts using electrochemical techniques
28. Kinetic properties of the photocatalysts using electrochemical techniques
29. Photocatalytic efficiency of the photocatalysts using electrochemical techniques
Authors
Mohammad Mansoob Khan Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam.Mohammad Mansoob Khan is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam. He earned his PhD from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, in 2002. He has worked in India, Ethiopia, Oman, and South Korea and has established excellence in teaching and novel research. He is teaching various courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has edited three books and authored two books. He has published about 250 research and review articles. He has addressed several conferences as a Plenary speaker (01 talk), Keynote speaker (10 talks) and delivered Invited talks (15 talks). Additionally, he is associated with several journals as editor, associate editor, reviewer, etc. His expertise is in the cutting-edge area of nanochemistry, nanotechnology, materials sciences, and materials chemistry, especially in the field of inorganic and nanohybrid materials such as the synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles, their nanocomposites, metal oxides (such as TiO2, ZnO, SnO2, CeO2, etc.), and chalcogenides (such as CdS, ZnS, MoS2, etc.), perovskites, MXenes, and their nanocomposites. He is also extensively working on the band gap engineering of semiconductors (such as metal oxides and chalcogenides). The synthesized nanostructured materials are used for heterogeneous photocatalysis, hydrogen production, photoelectrodes, solar cells, sensors, and biological applications such as antibacterial, antifungal, antibiofilm activities, etc.
