Photocatalysts: Synthesis, Mechanisms and Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis Enhanced Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 879
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy conversion and storage; excited state dynamics; interfacial chemistry; photocatalysis; 2D materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Visible-light-mediated photocatalysis has garnered significant attention over the past few decades due to its potential to address pressing globle environmental and energy challenges. Photocatalysts, as the core in photocatalysis process, facilitate chemical reactions by absorbing photons and converting their energy for various applications. These materials have demonstrated their capability in solar energy conversion, water splitting for hydrogen production, pollutant degradation, air purification and organic synthesis, among others.
This Special Issue aims to bring together leading researchers to share their latest findings, insights and advancements. By highlighting novel synthesis techniques, mechanistic studies and innovative applications, this Special Issue seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the field and stimulate future research directions. Contributions to this Special Issue will address the challenges, explore new frontiers and highlight the transformative potential of photocatalysis in solving global energy and environmental problems.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel synthesis methods for photocatalysts;
- Nanostructured and hybrid photocatalysts;
- Advanced spectroscopic and computational methods for eluciding photocatalytic mechanism;
- Charge separation and transfer dynamics in photocatalysis;
- Photocatalysis in energy conversion and storage.
Dr. Hui Fang
Dr. Anupma Thakur
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalysts syntheisis
- energy conversion
- enviromental remediation
- advance spectroscopy
- theoretical calculation
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