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Nanostructured Elemental Photocatalysts: Development and Challenges

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Elemental semiconductors and semimetals have emerged as a new class of photocatalysts. Like traditional photocatalysts, their development is greatly promoted by the advancement of nanoscience. This chapter describes the recent progress of nanostructured elemental photocatalysts, including their prevailing synthetic strategies and their applications. Five semiconductor elements (silicon, selenium, phosphorus, sulfur, and boron) are introduced, followed by a brief review of a semimetal (bismuth). The prospects and opportunities in this emerging field are also discussed.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China

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Shen, Z., Yu, J.C. (2016). Nanostructured Elemental Photocatalysts: Development and Challenges. In: Yamashita, H., Li, H. (eds) Nanostructured Photocatalysts. Nanostructure Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26079-2_17

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