Applications of Self-Cleaning Photocatalytic Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2026 | Viewed by 32
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Chemical coating and surface structuring are among the primary strategies employed to achieve self-cleaning functionality. In particular, photocatalytic coatings exhibit potential in a wide range of self-cleaning applications, including photovoltaics, automobiles, architectural glass, and buildings.
This Special Issue focuses on surface coatings and films that incorporate photocatalytic properties and/or surface structuring to enhance their self-cleaning performance. We welcome the submission of original research and reviews on the following topics:
- Photocatalytic coatings and films for self-cleaning applications;
- Surface coatings and structuring techniques for self-cleaning surfaces;
- Development and innovation in photocatalytic coating technologies;
- Advances in self-cleaning surface and coating materials;
- Antifogging materials and mechanisms.
Prof. Dr. Hongtao Cui
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photocatalytic
- catalytic
- self-cleaning
- antifog
- surface structuring
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