Advanced Semiconductor Photocatalysts
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 594
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Interests: photocatalysis; green synthesis; wastewater treatment; heavy metals and radioactive ions sorption; environmental contaminant degradation
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2. School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Interests: sorption of radioactive ions; photocatalysis; heavy metal removal; wastewater treatment
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: photocatalysis; environmental radiochemistry; environment function material; environmental remediation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalysis is a cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and efficient approach integrated into physical, chemical, and biological sciences for removing and degrading different environmental pollutants such as organic contaminants, heavy metals, dyes, radioactive materials, and microbial contaminants under light sources (visible light or UV). The unique features of semiconductor materials such as Si, CdS, Ge, ZnO, TiO2, Fe2O3, etc. make them promising tools in various sectors such as electronic devices, photocatalysis, nanotechnology, and solar cells. The successful construction of semiconductor photocatalysts depends on one or more of the following keys: the excitation rate of photoinduced electron-hole pairs, redox capacity, light absorption efficacy, and semiconductor active sites, catalyst concentrations, and recyclability. The free radicals are produced as a result of the interaction of photoinduced electron-hole pairs with contaminants under light irradiation conditions leading to the production of CO2, H2O, and less harmful substances.
This Special Issue covers recent investigations in semiconductor photocatalysis including different methods for synthesis, applications, and comprehensive mechanism discussions, and it may potentially include the following topics (not limited):
- Removal of heavy metals under photocatalytic reaction compared to dark conditions;
- Wastewater treatment;
- Radioactive materials removal from water samples;
- Semiconductor photocatalysts and different biological activities;
- CO2 reduction and clean fuel resources;
- Water splitting and hydrogen generation;
- Design and applications of step scheme (S-scheme) heterojunction;
- Donor-acceptor-based conjugated polymers;
- Environmental contaminants remediation.
If you would like to submit papers for publication in this Special Issue or have any questions, please contact the in-house Editor, Ms. Georgie Guan (georgie.guan@mdpi.com).
Dr. Amr Fouda
Dr. Mohammed F. Hamza
Prof. Dr. Ningchao Zheng
Prof. Dr. Deqian Zeng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- semiconductors
- photocatalytic reaction
- nanomaterials
- heavy metals
- radioactive ions
- wastewater
- dyes
- inorganic and organic pollutants
- biological activities and photocatalytic mechanisms
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