Photocatalytic composite material and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

A photocatalytic composite material and a method for manufacturing the same. The photocatalytic composite material includes an inorganic semiconductor particle, an organic semiconductor layer, and an electron-transfer interlayer. The inorganic semiconductor particle is formed of a metal-oxide semiconductor material. The organic semiconductor layer is formed from a conjugated polymer and surrounds an outer periphery of the inorganic semiconductor particle. The electron-transfer interlayer includes a noble metal dispersed, in the forms of single atoms or nanoclusters, on a surface of the inorganic semiconductor particle, and bridges between the inorganic semiconductor particle and the organic semiconductor layer so as to form electron-transport channels.

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