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2017 | Supplement | Chapter

11. Novel Applications and Future Perspectives of Nanocomposites

Authors : Zsolt Kása, Tamás Gyulavári, Gábor Veréb, Gábor Kovács, Lucian Baia, Zsolt Pap, Klára Hernádi

Published in: Nanocomposites for Visible Light-induced Photocatalysis

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

As the present chapter of the book is located in the concluding section, it was important to highlight the main applications of composite materials focusing especially on applications, which exploit other peculiarities of the materials besides photocatalysis. This will be done, by introducing those materials and their composites that are most studied, or were found to exhibit interesting behavior. In many of the presented cases, the main structural, morphological, or optical property of the given composite will be discussed to understand its functioning mechanism, and its role in the current scientific approaches. Additionally, this chapter aims to give a perspective regarding the composite-based nanoscience, and points out important research directions for the further developments of composite materials.

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According to the search on Scopus (28.08.2016), only less than 40 articles were published about g-C3N4-based materials ‘til 2010, while the “big boom” has occurred in 2014/2015, when more than 300/500 research articles were published about this structure.
 
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Metadata
Title
Novel Applications and Future Perspectives of Nanocomposites
Authors
Zsolt Kása
Tamás Gyulavári
Gábor Veréb
Gábor Kovács
Lucian Baia
Zsolt Pap
Klára Hernádi
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Nanocomposites for Visible Light-induced Photocatalysis

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-62445-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-62446-4

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62446-4_11

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