Elsevier Chalcogenide-Based Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts (Micro and Nano Technologies)

Chalcogenide-Based Nanomaterials as Photocatalysts deals with the different types of chalcogenide-based photocatalytic reactions, covering the fundamental concepts of photocatalytic reactions involving chalcogenides for a range of energy and environmental applications. Sections focus on nanostructure control, synthesis methods, activity enhancement strategies, environmental applications, and perspectives of chalcogenide-based nanomaterials. The book offers guidelines for designing new chalcogenide-based nanoscale photocatalysts at low cost and high efficiency for efficient utilization of solar energy in the areas of energy production and environment remediation. Review Shows how chalcogenide-based nanomaterials are being used for a variety of photocatalytic applications From the Back Cover Photocatalysis using chalcogenide-based nanomaterials is a green technology that has been widely applied for environment remediation and energy production. Chalcogenide-based nanomaterials are visible-light responsive photocatalysts that have significant advantages including low cost, high efficiency, harmlessness, and stability. This book deals with the different types of chalcogenide-based photocatalytic reactions. This book will cover the fundamental concepts of photocatalytic reactions, mainly under visible light, involving chalcogenides for a range of energy and environment-related applications. The book focuses on the nanostructure control, synthesis methods, activity enhancement strategies, environmental applications, and perspectives of chalcogenide-based nanomaterials. It offers guidelines for designing new chalcogenide-based nanoscale photocatalysts, at low cost and high efficiency, for the utilization of solar power in the areas of energy production and environment remediation. About the Author Dr. Mohammad Mansoob Khan is working as an Associate Professor at Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam. He earned his PhD from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, in 2002. Afterward he has worked as researcher, academician, lecturer and Professor in different countries (India, Ethiopia, Oman, and, South Korea), taught various courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. His main research interests are in the field of nanosciences, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, materials science and band gap engineering, especially in the green syntheses of metal nanoparticles, metal oxides, chalcogenides, inorganic nanohybrid and nanocomposite materials. He is also working on synthesis of graphene, graphene-based nanocomposites, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and g-C3N4-based nanocomposites for various novel applications in the field of energy, environment and biological applications such as catalysis, photocatalysis, photoelectrodes, optoelectronic devices, hydrogen production, sensing and selected biological applications.