In Situ Characterization Techniques Applied in Photocatalysis: A Review

Abstract Photocatalysis, as one of the hopeful technologies to overcome issues energy shortage and environmental pollution, has increasingly attracted attention. In situ characterization technology, which can observe dynamic changes catalysts in photocatalytic reaction real time, plays a crucial part development designing highly efficient photocatalysts investigating their mechanism. This review introduces summarizes primary applications techniques photocatalysis, including investigation morphology chemical structure photocatalysts, photogenerated charges transfer, spatial distribution, surface pathways. Suggestions for future photocatalysis have prospected at end.