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A Physical Route to High Performance Heterojunction Composites: Experiments, Mechanism and Applications

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In order to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency of oxide semiconductors, variant processes have been proposed. The creation of the heterojunction composites has attracted considerable attentions and developed into an important research area for the high performance photocatalyst preparation. In this paper, we introduce the research progress on heterojunction composites which were prepared via a novel physical route with relatively high temperature treatments. It is hope that this mini-review can inspire research interest in the realm of heterojunction synthesis based on the thermal diffusion mechanism.

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  1. Shenzhen Research Institute, WuhanUniversity, Shenzhen, 518057, Guangdong, China

    Delong Li & Chunxu Pan

  2. School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China

    Delong Li, Chengzhi Luo & Chunxu Pan

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Li, D., Luo, C. & Pan, C. A Physical Route to High Performance Heterojunction Composites: Experiments, Mechanism and Applications. MRS Advances 1, 441–446 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2016.108

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