Perovskite-Based Materials for Catalysis and Photocatalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 37
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Interests: perovskites; catalysis; solid state chemistry; nanomaterials; ceramics
Interests: photoactive nanoparticles; quantum dots; surface chemistry; perovskite nanomaterials; photochemistry; photocatalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Perovskite materials, which constitute a broad class of compounds with the general formula ABX3, are finding increasingly wide applications, including in the field of catalysis and photocatalysis. The factors behind their usefulness include their stable crystalline structure and, in most cases, high chemical and thermal stability. Moreover, it is possible to introduce various types of defects into the perovskite structure in a controlled manner, including donor and acceptor dopants, oxygen vacancies, and vacancies in cationic sublattices. Deliberately introduced defects in the crystalline structure, which cause changes in the perovskite's electronic structure, can lead to modifications of the charge transport, optoelectronic, and catalytic properties of perovskite materials, opening up new areas for their applications.
Currently, the scientific community has recognized the great potential of perovskites and related materials in (photo)catalytic applications, both as supports for metallic or oxide catalysts and as full catalysts, especially after appropriate doping. Another developing branch, mainly in the field of photochemistry, is the use of defects in the perovskite structure in the form of oxygen vacancies, the presence of which results in the appearance of additional energy levels in the band gap. These applications are extremely important, particularly in the context of potentially replacing often expensive, traditional catalysts with much cheaper systems whose catalytic activity is mainly based on the susceptibility of perovskites to processes related to fast charge transport in the crystal lattice. We are currently witnessing another opportunity for novel applications of perovskites and related materials, and this is definitely an area with enormous application potential.
We kindly invite researchers to submit their original manuscripts for our upcoming Special Issue, which is entirely dedicated to the fascinating world of perovskite materials in catalysis and photocatalysis.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ewa Drożdż
Dr. Raquel E. Galian
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- perovskite oxides
- metal halide perovskites
- related perovskites materials
- catalysts for energy and environmental applications
- photocatalysis for organic transformation
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