Doped Tin Dioxide (d-SnO2) and Its Nanostructures: Review of the Theoretical Aspects, Photocatalytic and Biomedical Applications

Nanomaterials based on metal oxides are extensively studied for several applications due to their versatility. Improvements in performances can be obtained specific structural modifications. One possible modification is by doping the crystal structure, which affect materials structure and properties, especially nanosized particles. Electronic features among properties that modified through process, consequently morphological optical parameters also controlled this process. In sense, review presents some modifications tin dioxide (SnO2), one most materials, mainly process impact properties. The article starts describing SnO2 computational models used explain role of these features. Based those models, doped SnO2, such as photocatalytic degradation pollutants, CO2 reduction, desulfurization fossil fuels presented discussed. Additionally, describes many biological related antimicrobial activity its nanostructures. Although examples it composites with other nanomaterials forming heterojunctions. doped-SnO2 nanostructures promising results reported fields review, theoretical chemistry, environmental remediation, nanoparticle morphology control, improvement, biomedical applications. widely explored, there still innovation advances nanostructures, example, transparent conducting oxides, forensics latent fingerprints visualization, sensors medicine detection exhaled volatile organic compounds. Therefore, aims a reference regarding correlating processes