This book gives a comprehensive treatment of photocatalysis, a topic of increasing importance due to its essential role in many of todays environmental and energy-source problems. The first part presents a brief introduction to the principles and fundamental aspects of photocatalysis including photoelectric chemical semiconductors. Part II describes applications to environmental cleaning, such as water purification and cleaning of the atmosphere. Part III discusses applications to photoenergy conversion, for example water decomposition with TiO2, semiconductors and metal complexes. Serving as a timely and convenient reference source including exciting new advances, the book will appeal to academic and industrial researchers as well graduate and advanced undergraduate students. The topic of photocatalysis is becoming increasingly important due to its essential role in many of today's environmental and energy-source problems. This book gives a comprehensive treatment of photocatalysis in three parts. The first part presents a brief introduction to the principles and fundamental aspects of photocatalysis including photoelectric chemical semiconductors. Part II describes applications to environmental cleaning, such as water purification and cleaning of the atmosphere. Part III discusses applications to photoenergy conversion, for example water decomposition with TiO2, semiconductors and metal complexes. Serving as a timely and convenient reference source including exciting new advances, the book will appeal to academic and industrial researchers as well as graduate and senior undergraduate students in the fields of photochemistry and photocatalysis.

Introduction

Photoelectrochemical Processes of Seomiconductors
Design, Preparation and Characterization of Highly Active Metal Oxide Photocatalysts
Photoelectrochemistry at Semiconductor/Liquid Interfaces
Photoelectrochemical Reactions at the Semiconductor Microparticle
New Approaches in Solution-Phase Processing of Semiconductor Thin Films
Self-Cleaning Properties of TiO2-coated Substrates
Cleaning the Atomospheric Environment
Water Purification - Degradation of Aqueous Pollutant and Applications to Water Treatment
Second-Generation TiO2 Photocatalysts Able to Initiate Reactions Under Visible Light Irradiations
Photocatalytic Organic Syntheses Using Semiconductor Particles
Further Development to Stereoselective Organic Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
.... 20 Photoelectric TiO2 Solar Cells.