Abstract
The silver halides and their corresponding composites would constitute remarkable photocatalytic systems not only in energy production but also in environmental remediation. The major advantage in these silver halides system is that plasma metal Ag0 species would be spontaneously generated by silver halides under light irradiation, which play dual roles of expanding light absorption range and charge carriers separation. In this tutorial review, the origin and development of silver halides, synthesis methods, construction of composite structures with other materials, photocatalytic applications, and various and controversial mechanisms are all exhaustively described.
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This work was supported by NSFC, China (21622509, 21527806 and 21475122), Department of Science and Techniques of Jilin Province (20150201001GX and 20150203002YY), Jilin Province Development and Reform Commission (2016C014, 2017C053-1), Science and Technology Bureau of Changchun (15SS05).
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Fan, Y., Han, D., Song, Z. et al. Regulations of silver halide nanostructure and composites on photocatalysis. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 1, 269–299 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-017-0005-2
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