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A Visible Perception from the Nano-world: Visible Light-Active Metal Oxide Nanomaterials in Photocatalysis and Quantum Dot Engineering in Solar Cells

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Solar energy or visible light, as a renewable free sources using diverse types of nanomaterials as photocatalysts for air remediation or solar cell applications, can give solutions to environmental problems by controlling the nanomaterial’s morphology shape or doping condition, as well as the adjustment of required bandgap according to specific compositions.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, UNAM (Autonomous National University of México), México City, México

    Víctor Manuel Menéndez-Flores

  2. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, SEMARNAT, México City, México

    Víctor Manuel Menéndez-Flores

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  1. Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

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  2. Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Tsu, Japan

    Tamio Endo

  3. National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan

    Shunichi Arisawa

  4. Kochi University of Technology, Kochi, Japan

    Chaoyang Li

  5. AIST, Tsukuba, Japan

    Tetsuo Tsuchiya

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Menéndez-Flores, V.M. (2015). A Visible Perception from the Nano-world: Visible Light-Active Metal Oxide Nanomaterials in Photocatalysis and Quantum Dot Engineering in Solar Cells. In: Mele, P., Endo, T., Arisawa, S., Li, C., Tsuchiya, T. (eds) Oxide Thin Films, Multilayers, and Nanocomposites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14478-8_14

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