Advances and Applications of Light-Driven Heterojunction Built-In Nanomaterials

Dear Colleagues,

The UN has identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to attain peace and prosperity for people and the planet now and in the future. Out of these the SDGs, 6, 7 and 13 are important as they address water, energy and climate uncertainty, respectively. In order to tackle these ever-growing issues, researchers are keen on developing and testing affordable advanced materials and processes that can deliver efficient solutions. The material science domain contains a variety of photocatalysts that can address this versatile area of application. This prospect has led to a large amount of multidisciplinary research on the built-in heterojunction photocatalyst with improved structural, morphological and electronic properties, effectively increasing their efficiency. This Special Issue will provide an overview of the latest advances in this field, offering insights into the latest generation of photocatalytic materials. It plans to focus on the challenges, future directions and strategies for designs within the area of heterojunction photocatalysts and will be a useful resource for promoting research in this field. Therefore, the Special Issue will focus on:

• Advanced materials and their heterojunctions for enhanced photocatalysis;
• Photocatalyst modification (e.g., by noble metal, C nanotubes, etc.) and doping;
• Photoelectrochemical, photocatalytic and photobiological solar fuel production;
• Innovative synthesis and characterization methodologies;
• Insight in the intramolecular or intermolecular energy transfer mechanism through DFT;
• Device fabrication;
• New technology trends.

Dr. Leong Kah Hon
Dr. Saravanan Pichiah
Guest Editors

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• advanced materials
• heterojunction
• photocatalysis
• solar fuel
• sustainable development