Porphyrin-Based Nanostructures for Photocatalytic Applications

Autor: Yingzhi Chen, Aoxiang Li, Zheng-Hong Huang, Lu-Ning Wang, Feiyu Kang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 6, Iss 3, p 51 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano6030051
Popis: Well-defined organic nanostructures with controllable size and morphology are increasingly exploited in optoelectronic devices. As promising building blocks, porphyrins have demonstrated great potentials in visible-light photocatalytic applications, because of their electrical, optical and catalytic properties. From this perspective, we have summarized the recent significant advances on the design and photocatalytic applications of porphyrin-based nanostructures. The rational strategies, such as texture or crystal modification and interfacial heterostructuring, are described. The applications of the porphyrin-based nanostructures in photocatalytic pollutant degradation and hydrogen evolution are presented. Finally, the ongoing challenges and opportunities for the future development of porphyrin nanostructures in high-quality nanodevices are also proposed.
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