Optoelectronic Properties and Performance of Advanced Photocatalytic Nanomaterials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials science; nanomaterials; photocatalysis; water treatment; photocatalytic reactors; Raman spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the new Special Issue of Materials Journal, entitled “Optoelectronic Properties and Performance of Advanced Photocatalytic Nanomaterials”.
This Special Issue will focus on novel nanomaterials for advanced oxidation processes, particularly in relation to enhancements in charge carrier mobility, the influence of semiconductors’ band gag on solar light absorption and the mechanism of photoelectrons excitement. In recent decades, numerous studies have investigated visible light activation and charge carrier separation in titanium dioxide through elemental doping and heterostructure engineering, establishing it as one of the most effective photocatalysts. More recently, alternative materials, such as ferrites, bismuth vanadates, molybdenum-based chalcogenides and transition metal phosphides, have been developed. In parallel, novel nanostructures, including carbon dots, covalent organic frameworks or MXenes, have been fabricated, exhibiting promise in environmental applications. This Special Issue will focus on the optoelectronic properties of photocatalytic materials applied to wastewater treatment, air purification, surface sterilization and disinfection, CO2 photoconversion to hydrocarbons, hydrogen evolution and solar energy conversion. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit your research articles, communications or review papers and share your recent scientific results.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contribution.
Dr. Michalis K. Arfanis
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced oxidation processes
- optoelectronic properties
- nanomaterials
- nanostructured materials
- nanocomposites
- photocatalytic applications
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