Hierarchically Structured Materials for Photocatalysis, Electrocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 437
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Interests: photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; water splitting; CO2 reduction; VOC degradation
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Interests: photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; H2 production; H2O2 synthesis; CO2 reduction; environment pollutant control; organic chemical synthesis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is widely acknowledged that the environmental and energy crises are becoming the most serious challenges threatening human existence. Numerous studies have shown that photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic technologies are a promising approach to overcome the aforementioned challenges, especially in hydrogen production, air purification, carbon neutrality, and green chemical synthesis (such as CO2 reduction, H2O2 production, VOC adsorption and degradation, organic pollution degradation, C-H selective activation, etc.). With the advances in materials science, a range of new materials has been studied to improve catalytic performance. Among these materials, it has been proven that the design of hierarchically structured materials can enhance the mass transport of molecules and provide more active sites, resulting in better performance.
Thus, this Special Issue focuses on the recent developments in hierarchically structured materials, including inorganic nonmetallic materials, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), polymer or organic supermolecules, covalent organic frameworks (COFs), Zeolite, homojunctions, heterojunctions, and nanocomposites. Hierarchically structured porous materials display a porous hierarchy, with the porosity and structure spanning multiple length scales ranging, from micro- to meso- and macropores. The distinctive electronic and pore structural attributes of hierarchically structured porous materials render them a versatile platform for the design of efficient and selective photocatalysts and photoelectrocatalysis.
This Special Issue is intended to offer a comprehensive summary of the recent progress in hierarchically structured porous-based materials, encompassing their fabrication, characterization, optical and electronic properties, and photochemical and photoelectrochemical applications. We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to the following:
- Hierarchically structured materials for photochemical, electrochemical, and photoelectrochemical synthesis of H2O2, reduction of CO2, production of H2, and selective activation of C-H bonds, etc.
- Hierarchically structured materials for environmental remediation, including but not limited to the photocatalytic, electrocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic removal of microplastics, VOCs, NOx, H2S, etc.
Dr. Jie Jin
Dr. Shipeng Wan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hierarchical structure
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- photoelectrocatalysis
- nanocomposite
- artificial photosynthesis
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