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Recent advances in structure design for enhancing photocatalysis

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Semiconductor photocatalysis has attracted considerable attention because it is a promising way to deal with the global energy scarcity and environmental degradation. Over the past few decades, numerous strategies have been put forward to improve the visible-light absorption and decrease the electron–hole recombination of semiconductor photocatalysts. This review mainly focuses on the recent progress in morphology and the structure design of heterostructure-based semiconductor photocatalysts. In addition, the photocatalytic performance of semiconductor systems discussed mainly involves the environmental and energy application, including the degradation of pollutants, hydrogen generation and reduction of CO2 to form hydrocarbon fuel. Finally, the challenges and perspectives for future development of photocatalysts are also addressed.

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This work is supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (21703022), Science and Technology Research Project of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission of China (KJ1400607, KJ1401206), Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (NSFCQ) (cstc2015jcyjA20020, cstc2014jcyjA20020).

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  1. Department of Electronic Information Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing, 408100, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoyu He

  2. Chongqing Engineering Laboratory for Detection, Control and Integrated System, Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, 400067, People’s Republic of China

    Cuiling Zhang

  3. Department of Applied Physics, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Smart Materials, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment and System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, People’s Republic of China

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He, X., Zhang, C. Recent advances in structure design for enhancing photocatalysis. J Mater Sci 54, 8831–8851 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03417-8

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