Recent Advances in Photocatalysts: From Materials to Applications
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: 25 June 2026 | Viewed by 8
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy photoelectrocatalysis and in-situ SERS detection
Interests: photocatalysis; nanomaterials; charge separation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalytic technology, as a cutting-edge direction in solving energy crises and environmental problems, has made breakthrough progress in the fields of material design and application in recent years. This Special Issue aims to bring together the latest global research results, covering design strategies, surface interface regulation mechanisms, performance optimization methods of new photocatalysts (such as metal oxides, MOFs, and two-dimensional materials), and innovative applications in energy conversion (water decomposition, CO2 reduction), environmental restoration (pollutant degradation), and organic synthesis. The Special Issue will focus on the cross-scale correlation between material–performance–application, promote cross-innovation of multidisciplinary subjects, and promote the development of photocatalytic technology towards high efficiency, stability, and low cost.
Dr. Kaifu Zhang
Prof. Dr. Yang Qu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalytic materials
- surface/interface engineering
- mechanism characterization
- energy conversion
- environmental purification
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