Novel Advancements towards Nanocomposite Synthesis and Their Potential Application in Photocatalysis

Dear Colleagues,

Over the last few decades, nanoparticles became a center of researcher interest due to their special chemical and physical properties. Moreover, these nanoparticles have shown excellent performance in the field of photocatalysis. Previously, ZnO- or TiO₂-based nanomaterials and iron-oxide-based nanomaterials were studied, among others. However, some novel nanocomposites such as doped metal-oxide-based nanocomposites, doped polymer nanocomposites, and graphene-based nanocomposites have recently attracted a great deal of interest due to their unique physical-chemical properties. Furthermore, several advancements have been made regarding their synthesis methods. However, more efforts are still required to improve and tailor the properties of nanocomposites; low cost as well as clean systems (e.g., green synthesis methods) should be the focus of work moving forward.

For this Special Issue, we invite investigators to submit their original research articles and reviews based on the novel achievements of these nanocomposites in the field of photocatalysis (degradation of pollutants, intermediate product studies).

Dr. Khalid Umar
Dr. Olga Sacco
Dr. Sadiq Umar
Dr. Showkat Ahmad Bhawani
Guest Editors

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