Nanostructured Materials: From Surface to Porous Solids, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Porous materials, i.e., solids with pore sizes ranging from below 1 nm up to more than 50 nm, have been studied for several years because of their size-related properties and their versatility in many fields of science and technology. For this reason, these kinds of structures have attracted a lot of interest from both academic and industry research. They include carbon-based structures (e.g., activated carbon, carbon nanotubes, fullerene), zeolites, pillared materials, organosilicates, and so on. Novel synthesis methods are constantly being developed, mainly to customize materials and to enhance their performance and, as a second step, to make their synthesis both industrially and environmentally friendly.

On the other hand, in the past few years, two-dimensional materials with abundant in-plane pores (porous 2D materials), such as graphene, boron nitride, and transition metal chalcogenides, have attracted extensive attention due to their unique structure and properties, as well as promising applications. Due to their distinct microstructural advantages, stemming from both porous and 2D materials, these materials have shown high performances as catalyst, particularly for photocatalysis and electrocatalysis, and can potentially be used in high-performance electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices, such as lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells.

In this Special Issue, contributions in the form of research papers, communications, and reviews are welcome from all areas of research on porous solid and 2D materials. Topics include, but are not limited to, recent research and new trends in the synthesis of porous structures, the development of advanced multifunctional materials, and in their use for energy and environmental applications, such as the conversion of gaseous organic pollutants, carbon capture, applications as super capacitors (with particular attention to gas sequestration and storage), as well as photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications and energy storage and conversion devices.

Dr. Alfonso Policicchio
Guest Editor

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