Semiconductors Design, Synthesis and Applications in Energy/Environmental Photocatalysis

Dear Colleagues,

With rapid industrial development and the expanding global population, the world’s demand for energy and environmental costs have constantly increased in the past few decades. The development of efficient and affordable catalysts for clean energy (e.g., H₂) production is, therefore, of significant importance. Heterostructured photocatalysts/photoelectrodes exhibit a better performance than the corresponding single-component counterparts, as noticeably enhanced charge separation and transfer at the contact interface can be realized within the materials. The successful construction of heterostructured materials with a close contact interface and strong interfacial interactions is, thus, vital for developing highly efficient catalysts for clean energy production in practical applications, relieving future energy and environmental crises.

This Special Issue, titled “Semiconductors Design, Synthesis and Applications in Energy/Environmental Photocatalysis”, requests high-quality works focusing on the latest advances in the development of novel heterostructures suitable for performing either photocatalytic or photoelectrochemical water splitting. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Process of constructing heterostructure materials with strong interfacial interactions;
• Designed construction of novel heterostructure for photocatalytic water splitting;
• Design of efficient heterojunction photoanodes for water oxidation;
• Mechanism of charge transfer within heterostructures;
• Theoretical calculation of interfacial interactions in inorganic or organic heterostructures.

Dr. Jianfeng Ye
Guest Editor

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• material design
• interfacial interaction
• heterostructures
• solar water oxidation
• photocatalytic water splitting