Photocatalytic Nanocomposites: Design, Mechanisms and Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 14
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Interests: photocatalytic nanocomposites; photocatalysts; electrochemical; luminescent materials; nanoclusters and nanocomposites
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Dear Colleagues,
Since a single nano semiconductor does not satisfy necessary performance requirements in the photocatalytic process, scientists have developed nanocomposites, a material on a nano- and mezo-scale that has distinct chemical and physical properties compared to individual components. This material does not have the limitations of a single nano semiconductor (thermal and physicochemical instability; volume/area relationship). The continuous phase (matrix) consists of a polymeric (PMNC), ceramic (CMNC), metallic origin, or hybrid compound, while the dispersed phase (reinforcement) is commonly derived from fibrous materials.
A wide variety of nanomaterials such as metals (Au, Ag, Pd …), semiconductors (TiO2, ZnO, Fe2O3, FeO, WO3 …), zeolite, polymeric materials, and other semiconductors such as carbon-based nanomaterials or two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials (carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, metal–organic frameworks, and MXene) and 2D hexagonal boron nitride have been used in the research and the development of the new nanocomposite photocatalyst.
The preparation of photocatalytic nanocomposite materials can be divided into the synthesis of an effective photocatalyst, its surface functionalization to promote it, and its incorporation in the most suitable host matrix according to the final application.
Photocatalytic materials show immense potential for diverse applications, including (photo)catalysis, photovoltaics, (bio)sensors, optoelectronic devices, and antimicrobial and biomedical solutions.
Dr. Ramona-Crina Suciu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photocatalytic
- nanocomposites
- matrix
- reinforcement
- nanomaterials
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