Advances in Photocatalysis: Photocatalytic Materials and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 September 2023) | Viewed by 1971
Special Issue Editor
Interests: semiconductor nanocrystalline materials; photocatalysis; photo(electro)catalysis; environmental applications; pollutants photodegradation; CO2 photoreduction; H2 photocatalytic generation; titanate elongated nanostuctures; heterojunction nanocomposites
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalysis represents an important class of chemical transformation that uses the energy provided by light to drive reactions that are difficult to carry out in the dark. Photocatalysis is defined as a change in the rate of a photochemical reaction by the activation of a semiconductor photocatalyst with sunlight or artificial light (ultraviolet or visible radiation). This is an advanced technique with several applications, such as solar energy conversion, photo-sensible sensors, wastewater and air treatment, organic and inorganic synthesis, surface science and storage devices, etc.
The biggest limitation of this technique is the choice of the semiconductor material. Several semiconductors have drawbacks such as a high rate of recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs within the semiconductor or low absorption of radiation in the visible range.
Therefore, the search for new semiconductor materials with improved properties has attracted the interest of researchers and innovative solutions are being proposed.
In this context, this Special Issue, entitled Advances in Photocatalysis: Photocatalytic Materials and Applications, will bring together recent developments in the field of new semiconductor materials for photocatalytic applications.
The articles presented in this Special Issue will cover various topics, such as:
- Synthesis and characterization of novel photocatalysts.
- Applications of photocatalysts in different areas:
- wastewater and air treatment
- energy conversion
- drug delivery
- others
- Photocatalytic materials to address specific sustainability challenges.
- Photocatalytic synthesis of organic and inorganic compounds.
- Critical reviews and perspectives on photocatalyst applications.
Dr. Beatriz Trindade Barrocas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- novel photocatalysts
- semiconductor
- photocatalysis
- environmental applications
- water splitting
- wastewater treatment
- air purification
- pollutants photocatalytic removal
- energy conversion
- drug delivery
