Abstract
With the understanding of structure-performance relationships in nanomaterials, the design, fabrication and modification of nanostructured materials have stimulated the development of material science and technology and have promoted a variety of potential applications. Nanotechnology, by precisely controling the nanostructures, will pave the way to improve the environments in which we live. In this review we summarize important results of our recent studies on the design, fabrication and modification of nanostructured semiconductor materials aimed at environmental applications, which include Ag@AgX (X = Cl, Br) plasmonic photocatalysts, hetero-nanostructures and P—N junctions, microstructures with exposed high-reactive facets, and Bi-based oxides. The topics discussed include the preparation and photocat alytic properties of nanoparticles, hetero-nanostructures, microspherical and tubular microstrucutures, hierarchical nanoarchitectures, and metastable nanomaterials prepared by hydrothermal, solvothermal, sol-gel, and high-temperature quenching methods.
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