Recent Advances in Nanocomposite Materials for Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2023) | Viewed by 4619
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photocatalysis; hydrogen generation; water splitting; TiO2; solar light; 1-D/2-D nanostructures; nanocomposites; hierarchical nanostructure; core-shell nanostructures; hybrid nanostructures
Interests: nanocomposites; photoelectrochemical (PEC); hydrogen generation; single atom catalysts (SACs); MOFs; 2D nanomaterials; hydrogen evolution reaction (HER); oxygen evolution reaction (OER); photocatalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The splitting of water into molecular hydrogen and oxygen through photocatalysis and electrocatalysis has attracted the attention of global researchers as it works well under ambient temperature and pressure. A wide range of semiconductor-based materials has been used for this purpose. Catalytic efficiency largely depends on the property of the materials that greatly enhance surface–interface reactions and facilitate prolonging the lifetime of electron-hole pairs for a surface reaction. This Special Issue focuses on the development of efficient materials through the separation and migration of charge carriers for enhanced hydrogen production. The development of nanocomposite materials is fascinating and has attracted a deeper interest in photo(electro)catalytic H2 production by using renewable sources, including water and solar energy. The development of various types of nanomaterials, viz., 0D quantum dots, 1D nanotubes, nanorods, 2D nanosheets, and 3D porous materials (MOFs, ZIFs) is emerging as a solution to the current energy demands. Hence, many researchers and scientists worldwide have mainly focused on developing nanocomposite materials for energy applications, especially H2 generation. Recently, significant improvements in exciton separation resulting in enhanced photocatalytic efficiency were recorded through various strategies such as the Z-scheme, S-scheme, heterojunction, Schottky barrier, etc.
Hence in this Special Issue, we will collect research on advanced nanocomposite materials for photo(electro)catalytic H2 generation. We invite authors to submit original communications, articles, and reviews on advanced nanocomposite materials for H2 generation applications. We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Muthukonda Venkatakrishnan Shankar
Dr. Lakshmana Reddy Reddy Nagappagari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- photoelectrochemical (PEC)
- hydrogen generation
- solar light
- water splitting
- nanocomposites
- hybrid materials
- heterojunction
- Z-scheme
- S-scheme
- Schottky barrier
- TiO2 nanotubes
- g-C3N4 nanosheets
- carbon nanostructures
- reduced graphene oxide
- carbon quantum dots
- metal chalcogenides
- MOFs
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