An Overview on Graphene-Metal Oxide Semiconductor Nanocomposite: A Promising Platform for Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for the Treatment of Various Pollutants in Aqueous Medium
Soumen Mandal,
Srinivas Mallapur,
Madhusudana Reddy,
Jitendra Kumar Singh,
Dong-Eun Lee,
Taejoon Park
Affiliations
Soumen Mandal
Intelligent Construction Automation Center, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41566, Korea
Srinivas Mallapur
Department of Chemistry, REVA University, Kattigenahalli, Yelahanka, Bangalore 560024, Karnataka, India
Madhusudana Reddy
Department of Chemistry, REVA University, Kattigenahalli, Yelahanka, Bangalore 560024, Karnataka, India
Jitendra Kumar Singh
Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center, Department of Architectural Engineering, Hanyang University, 1271 Sa3-dong, Sangnok-gu, Ansan 15588, Korea
Dong-Eun Lee
School of Architecture, Civil, Environment, and Energy, Kyungpook National University, 1370, Sangyegk-Dong, Buk-Gu, Daegu 702701, Korea
Taejoon Park
Department of Robotics Engineering, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea
Graphene is one of the most favorite materials for materials science research owing to its distinctive chemical and physical properties, such as superior conductivity, extremely larger specific surface area, and good mechanical/chemical stability with the flexible monolayer structure. Graphene is considered as a supreme matrix and electron arbitrator of semiconductor nanoparticles for environmental pollution remediation. The present review looks at the recent progress on the graphene-based metal oxide and ternary composites for photocatalysis application, especially for the application of the environmental remediation. The challenges and perspectives of emerging graphene-based metal oxide nanocomposites for photocatalysis are also discussed.
