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Latest and Future Prospects of Bismith Oxyhalides

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Novel Bismuth-Oxyhalide-Based Materials and their Applications

Part of the book series: Advanced Structured Materials ((STRUCTMAT,volume 76))

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Abstract

This chapter mainly describes the future prospect of bismuth oxylalides in terms of their novel preparation techniques, and its possible applications in various other fields. It also describes the possible ways to improve the functionality by synthesizing multidimensional shape dependant materials and heterojunction structures.

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Gondal, M.A., Xiaofeng, C., Dastageer, M.A. (2017). Latest and Future Prospects of Bismith Oxyhalides. In: Novel Bismuth-Oxyhalide-Based Materials and their Applications. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 76. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3739-6_8

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