Chalcogenide-Based Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts

CHALCOGENIDE-BASED NANOMATERIALS AS PHOTOCATALYSTS CHALCOGENIDE-BASED NANOMATERIALS AS PHOTOCATALYSTS Edited by Mohammad Mansoob Khan Photocatalysis using chalcogenide-based nanomaterials is a green technology that has been widely applied for environment remediation and energy production. Chalcogenide-based nanomaterials are visible-light responsive photocatalysts that have significant advantages including low cost, high efficiency, harmlessness, and stability. This book deals with the different types of chalcogenide-based photocatalytic nanomaterials. This book will cover the fundamental concepts of photocatalytic reactions, mainly under visible light, involving chalcogenides for a range of energy and environment-related applications. The book focuses on the nanostructure control, synthesis methods, activity enhancement strategies, environmental applications, and perspectives of chalcogenide-based nanomaterials. It offers guidelines for designing new chalcogenide-based nanoscale photocatalysts, at low cost and high efficiency, for the utilization of solar power in the areas of energy production and environment remediation. Key Features • Provides information on developing novel chalcogenide-based nanomaterials • Outlines the fundamentals of chalcogenides-based photocatalysis • Includes techniques for heterogeneous catalysis based on chalcogenidebased nanomaterials Technology and Engineering/ Material Science ISBN 978-0-12-820498-6 Khan About the Editor Dr. Mohammad Mansoob Khan is an Associate Professor at Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam. Dr. Khan earned his PhD from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Afterwards he worked as researcher, academician, lecturer, and professor in various countries (India, Ethiopia, Oman, and South Korea), taught several courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. His main research interests are in the field of nanosciences, nanotechnology, materials sciences, and band gap engineering. This includes green syntheses of metal nanoparticles, metal oxides, chalcogenides, inorganic nanohybrid, and nanocomposite materials mainly used for catalysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrodes, optoelectronic devices, H2 production, sensing, and selected biological applications. CHALCOGENIDE-BASED NANOMATERIALS AS PHOTOCATALYSTS Edited by Mohammad Mansoob Khan Micro & Nano Technologies Series 9 780128 204986