Semiconductor photocatalysis : principles and applications / Horst Kisch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kisch, Horst, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catalysts.

Nanoparticles.

Photocatalysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the basic principles of semiconductor photocatalysis, this book also gives a brief introduction to photochemistry, photoelectrochemistry, and homogeneous photocatalysis. In addition, the author - one of the leading authorities in the field - presents important environmental and practical aspects. A valuable, one-stop source for all chemists, material scientists, and physicists working in this area, as well as novice researchers entering (semiconductor) photocatalysis.<br>

Contents:

Semiconductor Photocatalysis; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 A Brief History of Photochemistry; 1.2 Catalysis, Photochemistry, and Photocatalysis; Chapter 2 Molecular Photochemistry; 2.1 Absorption and Emission; 2.2 Intensity of Electronic Transitions; 2.2.1 Contribution of Nuclei; 2.2.2 Contribution of Spin; 2.2.3 Contribution of Orbitals; 2.3 Excited States Radiative Lifetimes; 2.4 Energy and Electron Transfer; 2.4.1 Energy Transfer; 2.4.2 Electron Transfer; 2.5 Proton Transfer and Hydrogen Abstraction; 2.6 Photosensitization; 2.7 Rates and Quantum Yields

2.8 Quenching of Excited States2.8.1 Identification of the Reactive Excited State; 2.9 Absorption, Emission, and Excitation Spectra; 2.10 Classification and Reactivity of Excited States; 2.10.1 Organic Molecules; 2.10.1.1 π,π* States; 2.10.1.2 n,π* States; 2.10.1.3 Charge-Transfer (CT) States; 2.10.1.4 Triplet and Singlet Oxygen Reactions; 2.10.2 Inorganic and Organometallic Complexes; 2.10.2.1 Metal-Centered (MC) states; 2.10.2.2 Ligand-Centered (LC) States; 2.10.2.3 Charge Transfer Metal to Ligand (CTML) States; 2.10.2.4 Charge Transfer Ligand to Metal (CTLM) States

2.10.2.5 Charge Transfer to Solvent (CTTS) States2.10.2.6 Intervalence Transfer (IT) States; Chapter 3 Molecular Photocatalysis; 3.1 Hydrogenation of 1,3-Dienes; 3.2 Co-Cyclization of Alkynes with Nitriles; 3.3 Enantioselective Trifluoromethylation of Aldehydes; 3.4 Photoinduced Electron Transfer Catalysis; 3.5 Reduction and Oxidation of Water; Chapter 4 Photoelectrochemistry; 4.1 Electronic Structure and Nature of Excited States; 4.1.1 The (Optical) Bandgap; 4.1.1.1 Measurement of the Bandgap Energy; 4.1.1.2 Influence of Crystal Size; 4.1.2 The Photonic Bandgap; 4.1.3 Emission Spectra

4.2 Photocorrosion4.3 Interfacial Electron Transfer; 4.3.1 Introduction; 4.3.2 Thermal Interfacial Electron Transfer (IFET); 4.3.2.1 IFET at the Metal/Liquid Interface; 4.3.2.2 IFET at the Semiconductor/Liquid Interface; 4.3.3 Photochemical Interfacial Electron Transfer; 4.3.3.1 IFET in Large Semiconductor Crystals; 4.3.3.2 IFET in Small Semiconductor Crystals; Chapter 5 Semiconductor Photocatalysis; 5.1 Mechanisms, Kinetics, and Adsorption; 5.1.1 General Classification of Reactions; 5.1.2 Rates, Quantum Yields, and Their Comparability; 5.1.2.1 Direct Semiconductor Photocatalysis

5.1.2.1.1 Factors Determining the Quantum Yield5.1.2.1.2 Kinetic Aspects; 5.1.2.1.3 Quantum Yield; 5.1.2.1.3 Role of Adsorption; 5.1.2.1.3 Indirect Semiconductor Photocatalysis; 5.1.3 Influence of Semiconductor Nature and Particle Size on Chemical Selectivity; 5.1.3.1 Control of Chemoselectivity by Surface States and Redox Amplification; 5.2 Characterization of Photocatalysts; 5.2.1 General Methods; 5.2.2 Flatband and Quasi-Fermi Potentials; 5.2.2.1 Measurements in Absence of Light; 5.3 Preparation and Properties of Photocatalysts; 5.3.1 Pristine Compounds and Solid Solutions; 5.3.1.1 TiO2

5.3.1.2 WO3

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 18, 2014).

ISBN:

9783527673339

3527673334

9783527673315

3527673318

9783527673346

3527673342

OCLC:

898103480