Hybrid Materials, Semiconductors and Carbon Photocatalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Photocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 221
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photocatalysis; carbon materials; hybrid materials; solar irradiation; solar/chemical fuels
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Interests: photocatalysis; bismuth-based semiconductors; environmental remediation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite the significant advances in developing sustainable solar fuels and chemicals, their efficiency is still low and they remain far from practical application. The development of these new processes will also require highly efficient methods to remediate the pollutants and sub-products formed in reactions. In this sense, heterogenous photocatalysts, including new types of semiconductors, hybrid photocatalysts and carbon-based photocatalysts, are of great interest. The purpose of this Special Issue, entitled “Hybrid Materials, Semiconductors and Carbon Photocatalysis”, is to cover significant recent advances in solar fuels, chemical production and environment remediation, mainly referred to as solar-driven chemical reactions, using efficient semiconductors, and hybrid and carbon-based photocatalysts. Works related to eco-friendly synthesis routes for innovative photocatalysts, as well as hybrid and carbon-based materials, used to produce energy vectors such as H2, NH3, or other fuels; CO2 reduction; photo-assisted valorization of organic molecules; and the environmental remediation of polluted water and air are welcome for this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Juan Matos Lale
Dr. Adriana Consuelo Mera Benavides
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- semiconductors
- carbon-based photocatalysts
- perovskites
- bismuth-based photocatalysts
- hybrid materials
- solar fuels
- environmental remediation
- heterogeneous photocatalysis
- eco-friendly synthesis
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