Advanced Catalytic Materials for CO2 Conversion: From Electrocatalysis to Photocatalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; water decontamination; CO2 photoreduction; CH4 photooxidation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: development of functional materials, including catalyst active for CO2 reduction reaction and organic pollutant degradation using photocatalysis and electrocatalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The continuous rise in atmospheric CO2 levels is one of the greatest challenges of our time, intensifying the global demand for sustainable strategies to mitigate climate change. Among the most promising approaches is the catalytic conversion of CO2 into value-added fuels and chemicals using renewable energy. In this context, the development of efficient electrocatalysts and photocatalysts has gained substantial attention.
This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances in the design and engineering of novel materials for CO2 electroreduction and photoreduction. We invite scholars to submit contributions that explore how structural, electronic, and compositional modifications—such as doping, defect engineering, formation of heterostructures, and development of metal alloys—can enhance catalytic activity, selectivity, and durability.
Original research articles, reviews, and theoretical studies are welcome in areas including, but not limited to, the following:
- Rational design and synthesis of advanced materials for CO2 reduction;
- Influence of doping, defects, and alloying on catalytic performance;
- Heterojunctions and nanostructured interfaces for improved charge separation;
- Mechanistic and operando studies of CO2 electro- and photocatalytic systems;
- Integration of catalysts into photoelectrochemical or electrochemical devices.
By bringing together experimental and theoretical insights across materials science, chemistry, and energy engineering, this Special Issue seeks to foster the development of next-generation catalytic systems for efficient and sustainable CO2 utilization.
Dr. Caue Ribeiro
Dr. Osmando F. Lopes
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrocatalysis
- photocatalysis
- CO2 reduction
- material engineering
- doped catalysts
- heterostructures
- metal alloys
- nanomaterials
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