High-Performance Composite Materials for Photocatalysis
A special issue of Journal of Composites Science (ISSN 2504-477X). This special issue belongs to the section "Composites Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2027 | Viewed by 126
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photocatalysis; advanced composite materials; semiconductor heterojunctions; nanostructured materials; environmental remediation; water treatment technologies; solar energy conversion; hydrogen production; Raman spectroscopy; electron microscopy
Interests: photocatalysis; nanostructured materials; metallic nanoparticles; semiconductor heterojunctions; environmental remediation; hydrogen production
Interests: synthesis and characterization of carbon based nanostructures such as: graphene, graphite, carbon nanotubes, fullerens, carbon nano-onions, and graphene nanoribons; Raman spectroscopy; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS); X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS); atomic force microscopy (AFM); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); functionalization of nanostrucutred materials for bioaplications; intercalation compounds with alkali-metals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photocatalysis has emerged as a promising strategy to address major environmental and energy challenges, including water purification, air treatment, pollutant degradation, and solar-driven fuel production. In recent years, the development of advanced composite materials has significantly improved photocatalytic performance by enhancing light absorption, charge separation, surface reactivity, and structural stability.
High-performance composite materials such as semiconductor heterostructures, hybrid nanomaterials, carbon-based composites, and bio-derived functional materials offer new opportunities to overcome the intrinsic limitations of conventional photocatalysts. These materials enable improved catalytic efficiency, tunable physicochemical properties, and greater applicability in real environmental systems.
The integration of different functional components within composite structures has also enabled the design of innovative systems for environmental remediation, renewable energy production, and sustainable chemical processes.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue entitled “High-Performance Composite Materials for Photocatalysis”, to be published in the Journal of Composites Science. This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of composite materials for photocatalytic processes related to environmental remediation and renewable energy.
This Special Issue aims to highlight innovative strategies for the development of advanced composite materials that enhance photocatalytic performance through improved charge separation, light harvesting, and catalytic activity. Attention will be given to multifunctional composites, semiconductor heterostructures, and hybrid materials designed for sustainable environmental and energy applications.
The Special Issue will provide a platform for researchers to present cutting-edge developments in photocatalytic composite materials, including novel synthesis approaches, advanced characterization techniques, mechanistic insights, and applications in real environmental systems. These topics align well with the scope of the Journal of Composites Science, which promotes research on advanced composite materials and their multifunctional applications.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Photocatalytic composite materials for environmental remediation
- Semiconductor heterostructures and heterojunction-based photocatalysts
- Tandem and multi-component photocatalytic systems for enhanced light harvesting and charge separation
- Carbon-based composites (graphene, biochar, CNTs) for photocatalysis
- Nanostructured composite materials for solar energy conversion
- Photocatalytic materials for water treatment and pollutant degradation
- Composite materials for hydrogen production and solar fuels
- Structure–property relationships in photocatalytic composites
- Advanced characterization techniques for composite photocatalysts
- Sustainable and bio-derived composite materials for photocatalytic applications
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Hiram Joazet Ojeda-Galván
Dr. Socorro Oros-Ruiz
Dr. Julio C. Chacón-Torres
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- composite materials
- heterojunction photocatalysts
- tandem photocatalytic systems
- environmental remediation
- water treatment
- solar energy conversion
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