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. 2018 Oct 15;11(10):1990. doi: 10.3390/ma11101990

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Representation of the four features to report in heterogeneous photocatalysis: (1) material characterization, (2) evaluation of photocatalytic activity, (3) determination of the photocatalyst stability and data reproducibility, and (4) proposal of a mechanism. Key for abbreviations: A, electron acceptor; AQE, apparent quantum efficiency; AQY, apparent quantum yield; BET, Brunauer−Emmett−Teller; BJH, Barrett-Joyner-Halend; CB, conduction band; CV, cyclic voltammetry; D, electron donor; DLS, dynamic light scattering; DRUVS, diffuse reflectance UV-visible spectroscopy; EDS, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy; E_g, bandgap energy; e⁻, electron; h⁺, hole; hν, photon energy; ICP-MS, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; IR, infrared spectroscopy; PL, photoluminescence spectroscopy; SEM, scanning electron microscopy; TEM, transmission electron microscopy; UPS, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy; VB, valence band; XPS, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; and XRD, X-ray diffraction.