Semiconductor Nanostructures in Photocatalytic Application
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 255
Special Issue Editor
Interests: preparation and performance study of SCR catalysts and photocatalysts used in CO2 reduction; H2 evolution; and degradation of organic pollutants
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Semiconductor nanostructures that can effectively serve as light-responsive photocatalysts have been of considerable interest over the past decade. This is because their use in light-induced photocatalysis can potentially address some of the most serious environmental and energy related concerns facing the world today.
They are regarded as a clean and sustainable approach to hydrogen fuel generation because they make use of renewable resources (i.e., sunlight and water), do not involve fossil fuel consumption, and do not result in environmental pollution or greenhouse gas emission. The important application fields include photocatalytic hydrogen production, photocatalytic CO2 reduction, photocatalytic N2 fixation, and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Understanding the relationship between the physicochemical properties of photocatalytic materials and their nanostructures as well as the fundamentals in catalytic processes is important for the design and synthesis of photocatalytic materials.
The purpose of this Special Issue on “Semiconductor Nanostructures in Photocatalytic Application” is to present the state of the art of semiconductor nanostructures and their applications, as well as explore the fundamentals of photocatalytic processes. We believe that these advances will be interesting to the readers of Nanomaterials.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Ruitang Guo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- semiconductor
- nanostructure
- photocatalytic hydrogen production
- photocatalytic CO2 reduction
- photocatalytic N2 fixation and photocatalytic degradation
