Research Advances in Photocatalysis of Inorganic Hollow Spheres

Abstract

Inorganic hollow spheres have shown their superiority in photocatalytic area due to the large specific surface area, controllable structure and their own special optical, electrical, magnetic properties. According to the classification of inorganic hollow spheres as photocatalysts, recent research progress and application status have been summarized in this paper. At last, the future developments of inorganic hollow spheres in photocatalytic field have been discussed.

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Tian, T. , Hu, J. and Xiao, Z. (2014) Research Advances in Photocatalysis of Inorganic Hollow Spheres. World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering, 4, 111-125. doi: 10.4236/wjnse.2014.44015.

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