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Contents

List of contributors ix

1 Introduction: Multifunctional photocatalytic materials: A perspective 1
Meidan Ye, Mengye Wang, Zhiqun Lin

2 Metal oxide powder photocatalysts 5
Mohammad M. Khan
2.1 Historical developments and introduction 5
2.2 Semiconductors and photocatalysis 6
2.3 Fundamentals of photocatalysis 7
2.4 Metal oxides as powder photocatalysts 9
2.5 Applications of powdered metal oxides photocatalysts 11
2.6 Future perspectives 15
2.7 Conclusions 16
References 16

3 Metal oxide electrodes for photo-activated water splitting 19
Davide Barreca, Giorgio Carraro, Alberto Gasparotto, Chiara Maccato
3.1 Introduction 19
3.2 Fundamentals of photoelectrochemical water splitting: An overview 21
3.3 Relevant case studies for photoanode development 23
3.4 Conclusions and future trends 38
Acknowledgments 41
References 41
4 Energy band engineering of metal oxide for enhanced visible light
absorption 49
Jiangtian Li, Deryn Chu
4.1 Introduction 49
4.2 Electronic energy band structure of semiconductors 50
4.3 Principle of photocatalysis for solar fuel generation 54
4.4 Metal oxide photocatalysts 58
4.5 Energy band engineering of metal oxides for enhanced visible light
absorption 62
4.6 Concluding remarks 72
Acknowledgments 73
References 73
Further reading 78