Chalcogenides as Efficient Catalysts: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 3
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Interests: chalcogenides; semiconductors; advanced materials; synthesis and characterization; thin films; flexible electronic devices
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Interests: water treatment; photocatalysis; catalysts; nanomaterials; environmental sustainability
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Dear Colleagues,
Chalcogenides are compounds that incorporate a chalcogen element such as sulfur, selenium, tellurium, polonium or one or more metals, and thus exhibit various metallic properties. These materials are good candidates for n or p-type semiconductors, with their application being demonstrated using various chemical methods; this includes chemical bath deposition (CBD), electrodeposition, successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction, spray pyrolysis, etc.
Chalcogenide materials have garnered significant attention in recent years due their distinctive optical, electronic and catalytic properties. Chalcogens can be used to tune the electronic levels of metal catalysts, producing metal chalcogenides with different properties according to the elements involved in the compound phase and fabrication method. Therefore, metal chalcogenides have been praised for their efficient catalytic activity in various applications.
This Special Issue, entitled “Chalcogenides as Efficient Catalysts: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications”, welcomes the submission of original research papers on chalcogenide materials, their synthesis, characterization, and wide range of catalytic applications. We also welcome the submission of state-of-the-art reviews and short communications on these subjects.
Dr. Amanda Carrillo Castillo
Prof. Dr. Priscy Alfredo Luque Morales
Dr. Santos Jesús Castillo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- transition metal-based chalcogenides
- solid phase catalysts
- nanoparticles in the catalysis
- catalysts for green chemicals
- catalysts for hydrogen
- reaction mechanism
- organocatalysts
- energy materials
- electrocatalyst
- photocatalysts in water treatment
- environmental sustainability
- heterogeneous catalysts
- degradation of contaminants
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