Photocatalytic semiconductors : synthesis, characterization, and environmental applications /: synthesis, characterization, and environmental applications. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Aracely Hernández-Ramírez, Iliana Medina-Ramírez, editors.
• Editors: Hernández-Ramírez, Aracely; Medina-Ramírez, Iliana
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Chapter 1: Semiconducting Materials; 1.1 Fundamentals; 1.1.1 Band Structures; 1.1.2 Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductors; 1.1.3 Band Edge Positions and Band Gaps; 1.1.4 Semiconductors for Photocatalysis; 1.1.5 Mechanism of the Photocatalytic Process; 1.2 Photocatalytic Semiconductors: Classification; 1.2.1 Metal Oxides; 1.2.2 Chalcogenides: Other than Oxides; 1.2.3 Ternary Compounds; 1.2.4 Quaternary Compounds; 1.3 Advantages and Disadvantages in the Use of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) as Photocatalytic Semiconductor. 1.3.1 Visible Light Active TiO2-NM (NM=Nonmetal)1.3.1.1 Nitrogen-Doped TiO2; 1.3.1.2 Carbon-Doped Titanium Dioxide Materials; 1.3.1.3 Fluorine-Doped Titanium Dioxide Materials; 1.3.1.4 Boron-Doped Titanium Dioxide Materials; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2: New Visible-Light Active Semiconductors; 2.1 Ion-Doped Semiconductors (M+=Transition Metal Ion); 2.2 Nonmetal-Doped Materials; 2.3 Dye-Sensitized Semiconductor; 2.4 Coupled Semiconductors; 2.5 Nanostructured Semiconductors: Effect of Size and Composition; Concluding Remarks; References. Chapter 3: Synthesis Methods for Photocatalytic Materials3.1 Sol-Gel Process; 3.2 Hydrothermal Method; 3.3 Solvothermal Technique; 3.4 Direct Oxidation Method; 3.5 Sonochemical Method; 3.6 Microwave Method; 3.7 Chemical Vapor Deposition; 3.8 Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD); 3.9 Electrochemical Deposition; Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4: Physicochemical Characterization of Photocatalytic Materials; 4.1 Elemental Composition; 4.1.1 Ion Beam Methods; 4.1.1.1 Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy, RBS; 4.1.1.2 Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis, ERDA. 4.1.1.3 Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission or Proton-Induced X-Ray Emission PIXE4.1.1.4 Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, SIMS; 4.1.2 Electron Beam Methods; 4.1.2.1 X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy, XES; 4.1.2.2 Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy, EELS; 4.1.2.3 Auger Electron Spectroscopy, AES; 4.1.3 X-Ray Beam Methods; 4.1.3.1 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, XPS; 4.1.3.2 X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy, XAS; 4.1.4 Examples; 4.2 Structure and Topography; 4.2.1 Structure; 4.2.1.1 X-Ray Diffraction, XRD; 4.2.1.2 Transmission Electron Microscopy, TEM; 4.2.2 Surface Topography; 4.2.2.1 Contact Techniques. 4.2.2.2 Non-contact Techniques4.2.3 Examples; 4.3 Surface Area and Porosity; 4.3.1 Gas Adsorption; 4.3.2 Mercury Porosimetry; 4.3.3 Dynamic Light Scattering; 4.3.4 Examples; 4.4 Vibrational Spectroscopies; 4.4.1 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, FTIR; 4.4.2 Raman Spectroscopy; 4.4.3 Examples; 4.5 Optical Properties; 4.5.1 Transmission and Reflection; 4.5.2 Diffuse Reflectance; 4.5.3 Spectroscopic Ellipsometry; 4.5.4 Photoluminescence (PL) Spectroscopy; 4.5.5 Other Methods; 4.5.6 Examples; Concluding Remarks; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 289 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 541.395; Chemistry; Photocatalysis; Semiconductors; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Physical & Theoretical; Photocatalysis; Semiconductors; Chemistry; Physical Sciences & Mathematics; Physical & Theoretical Chemistry; Technology & Engineering -- Material Science; Technology & Engineering -- Power Resources -- General; Technology & Engineering -- Electronics -- Semiconductors; Testing of materials; Energy technology & engineering; Ceramics & glass technology; Semi-conductors & super-conductors; Catalysis; Surfaces (Physics); Science -- Chemistry -- Industrial & Technical; Catalysis; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319109992; 3319109995; 3319109987; 9783319109985
• Related ISBNs: 9783319109985
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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