Photochemistry
A section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049).
Section Information
This section of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049) will provide an open platform for research into all aspects of photochemistry. The subject stands as the principal artery into the heart of interactions of UV, visible, and IR radiation with molecules and materials. Photochemistry has important associations across a wide spectrum of science including physics, organic and inorganic chemistry, materials science, biology and medicine. Photochemical transformations of molecules may be constructive or degradative and are often quite distinct from conventional thermal ones. Absorption of matching radiation can enable large activation barriers to be readily surmounted and thermally disfavoured products to be accessed. The Sun delivers a huge gift of green energy every day to planet Earth’s surface. About 50% of this is in the UV and visible wavelength range. Photochemistry is therefore in the forefront of the huge environmental challenges of sustainability, energy harnessing and energy conversion. This Photochemistry section of Molecules will showcase the latest advances, developments and applications in all these important spheres.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- organic photochemistry
- synthetic photochemistry
- photocatalysis
- photofunctionalization
- photobiology
- medicinal photochemistry
- computational photochemistry
- photoelectrochemistry
- solar energy conversion
- condensed and gas phase photochemistry
- polymer photochemistry
- supramolecular photochemistry
- photochromism
- luminescent sensors
- photochemistry for environmental remediation
- atmospheric photochemistry
- interstellar photochemistry
- photochemistry on ices
- prebiotic photochemisty
- laser photochemistry
- synchrotron radiation chemistry
- processes and techniques in photochemistry
- light induced energy, electron and proton transfer
- photoelectron spectroscopy
- nonlinear photochemical behavior
- mechanistic investigation of photochemical reactions
- steady-state and time-resolved emission
- flow photochemistry
- ultrafast spectroscopic methods, single molecule spectroscopy, time resolved X-ray diffraction, luminescence microscopy, and scattering spectroscopy applied to photochemistry
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Biomedical Applications of Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy II (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Advance Nanomaterials for Photoelectrochemistry Energy Storage/Generation and Environmental Remediations (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Photocatalytic Materials and Photocatalytic Reactions (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Recent Advances in Organic Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Fluorescence Detection of Biomolecules (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Current Advances in Photochemistry (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Rare Earth Based Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Photocatalysis in Environmental Science (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Chemical Insights in Photofunctional Organic Compounds—a Themed Issue Dedicated to Professor Vaidhyanathan Ramamurthy (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Photocatalysis in the Control of Environmental Pollution (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Organic and Inorganic Luminescent Materials (Deadline: 1 July 2024)
- Study on Synthesis and Photochemistry of Dyes (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Advances in Composite Photocatalysts (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Recent Progress of Organic Photochemistry (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Synthesis and Application of Photoactive Compounds (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advanced Photocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Environmental Applications, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Progress of Photocatalysis and Photodegradation in Photochemistry (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Recent Developments in Molecular Photosensitizers (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Advances in TiO2 Based Photocatalysts and Their Composites (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Macrocyclic Molecular-Based Materials for Biomedical, Environmental and Energy Conversion Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Novel and Emerging Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production and Decontamination of Pollutants (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Feature Papers in Photochemistry and Photocatalysis (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Photocatalysis for Energy Transformation Reactions and Wastewater Treatment (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Novel Heterocyclic Macromolecules for Photodynamic Therapy and Fluorescent Diagnosis (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Interplay between Computational and Experimental Photochemistry (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Photodynamic Therapy: Near-Infrared Light and Nanoparticles (Deadline: 31 December 2024)