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An overview of commonly used semiconductor nanoparticles in photocatalysis

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The depletion of non-renewable resources and rise in global warming has caused great concern to humankind. With a view to use renewable source of energy and to eliminate hazardous chemical compounds from air, soil, and water, photocatalysis utilizing solar energy is becoming a rapidly expanding technology. Semiconductor nanoparticles have the ability to undergo photoinduced electron transfer to an adsorbed particle governed by the band energy positions of the semiconductor and the redox potential of the adsorbate. A brief overview of metal oxides and sulphides that can act as sensitizers for light-induced redox processes due to their electronic structure is presented here.

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