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8. Latest and Future Prospects of Bismith Oxyhalides

Authors : Mohammed A. Gondal, Chang Xiaofeng, Mohamed A. Dastageer

Published in: Novel Bismuth-Oxyhalide-Based Materials and their Applications

Publisher: Springer India

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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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Title: Latest and Future Prospects of Bismith Oxyhalides
Authors: Mohammed A. Gondal
Chang Xiaofeng
Mohamed A. Dastageer
Publisher: Springer India
Book: Novel Bismuth-Oxyhalide-Based Materials and their Applications
Print ISBN: 978-81-322-3737-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-81-322-3739-6

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3739-6_8