Structured Semiconductors in Photocatalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 44662
Special Issue Editors
Interests: chemical engineering; metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); carbon materials; water treatment; adsorption; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); photocatalysis
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Interests: chemical engineering; materials science; adsorption; photocatalysis; semiconductors; MOFs
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalysis appears as an interesting approach for different applications, with the possibility of using sunlight as a sustainable and renewable source of energy. This technology is based on the use of a semiconductor that can be excited by light with an energy higher than its band gap inducing the formation of energy-rich electron-hole pairs, which can be involved in redox reactions. Recent progress has explored the chemical nature of structured semiconductors with the object to improve their electronic and optical properties, enhancing their photoresponse under different conditions. This Special Issue collects original research papers, reviews and commentaries focused on the challenges for the design of structured semiconductors with photocatalytic applications; thus synthesis, characterization of new photocatalysts, studies of activity and stability, and the mechanisms of photocatalytic reactions are invited for submission.
Dr. Jorge Bedia
Prof. Dr. Carolina Belver
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Photocatalysis
- Structured semiconductors
- H2 production
- Environmental remediation
- CO2 valorization
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