20.500.12556/RUL-154045 Solar-driven photocatalytic films synthesis approaches, factors affecting environmental activity, and characterization features Solar-powered photocatalysis has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the 1990s, producing more than a thousand research papers per year over the past decade. In this review, immobilized photocatalysts operating under sunlight are highlighted. First, a literature review of solar-driven films is presented, along with some fundamental operational differences in relation to reactions involving suspended nanoparticles. Common strategies for achieving sunlight activity from films are then described, including doping, surface grafting, semiconductor coupling, and defect engineering. Synthetic routes to fabricate photocatalytically active films are briefly reviewed, followed by the important factors that determine solar photocatalysis efficiency, such as film thickness and structure. Finally, some important and specific characterization methods for films are described. This review shows that there are two main challenges in the study of photocatalytic materials in the form of (thin) films. First, the production of stable and efficient solar-driven films is still a challenge that requires an integrated approach from synthesis to characterization. The second is the difficulty in properly characterizing films. In any case, the research community needs to address these, as solar-driven photocatalytic films represent a viable option for sustainable air and water purification. degradation efficiency thickness structure characterization kataliza fotokatalizatorji sončna energija nanodelci true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-01-22 10:29:06 2024-01-22 10:29:07 2024-01-23 03:38:31 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2022 0 0 46 str. iss. 6, art. 51 Vol. 380 2022 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 544.3/.4 2364-8961 10.1007/s41061-022-00409-2 124839939 RAZ_Suligoj_Andraz_2022.pdf RAZ_Suligoj_Andraz_2022.pdf 1 14C2E796F3C274A1D41642C86F809618 3dd318cfe8d216b6066120826bd0f355a7d8b62357350486a29975d648ad41fa b22816f6-b908-11ee-88cd-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=180187 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41061-022-00409-2 0 f79f6c79-b909-11ee-88cd-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=180188 Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo 0 0 0