An Overview on the Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants in the Presence of Cerium Oxide (CeO<sub>2</sub>) Based Nanoparticles: A Review

Considerable efforts have been devoted to enhancing the photocatalytic activity and solar energy utilization of photocatalysts. Photocatalysis has attracted much attention in recent years due its potential solving environmental issues. The fabrication various materials (coupled or doped) form heterojunctions provides an effective way better harvest facilitate charge separation transfer, thus stability. Efficient light absorption are two key factors for exploration high performance systems, which is generally difficult be obtained a single photocatalyst. In this review, we briefly summarizes development heterostructured semiconductors, including preparation performances semiconductor/semiconductor junctions, semiconductor/metal their mechanism area remediation water splitting enhanced harvesting separation/transfer, describe some progress resulting achievements, discuss future prospects. scope review covers variety type photocatalysts, focusing particularly on Ceria (CeO2) We expect provide guideline readers gain clear picture application different