Photocatalysis

The book is devoted to the study of photocatalysis, a very popular area of modern-day chemistry. The various chapters will cover aspects of the field that are of particular interest to those at the top in research expertise. Among the subjects discussed are: the theory and preparation of semiconductor mate- rials, the various types of heterogeneous photocatalysis methods, absorption and desorption in photocatalysis, and applied photoca- talysis in energy production. A knowledge of photochemistry is not essential as the format and selection of topics make the field evolve naturally. The student is first introduced to the meaning of photocatalysis and subsequently taken through the essentials of photochemistry towards bridging it to semiconductor materials. The reader is also introduced to the colloidal state of semiconductors followed by thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of photocatalysis. The book is aimed at professional, faculty and graduate students in inorganic and physical chemistry, organic chemistry, oganometallic chemistry, and catalysis.