Molecular Insight into Catalysis of Nanomaterials
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Nanoscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 251
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The main purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an in-depth understanding of the molecular catalytic behaviour of nanomaterials. To achieve tailored products during the catalytic process for multidisciplinary research, nanomaterial catalysts are designed through versatile strategies. With the rapid development of nanoscience and technology, nanomaterial catalysts exhibit unique performance in different systems regarding thermal, photo and electrocatalysis due to quantum effects and surface effects. In addition, theoretical and computational approaches are useful strategies to provide insights for the catalytic process on a molecular level. This Special Issue aims to gain insight into recent advances and emerging applications of nanomaterial-mediated reactions in both chemical and biological systems and focuses on the mechanism and kinetics of molecule catalysis by nanomaterials through theoretical and computational approaches. We encourage researchers to share their recent work and perspectives on this topic.
Guiding this exploration are Dr. Dandan Liu (China University of Petroleum (East China)) and Dr. Chao Feng (Shandong University of Science and Technology), whose expertise is crucial in this Special Issue.
Dr. Dandan Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterial catalyst
- thermal catalysis
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- DFT calculation
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