Nanostructured Catalysts for Solar Energy Conversion
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanostructured materials have emerged as one of the most rapidly developing catalysts in the field of solar light storage and conversion due to their unparalleled physicochemical properties and tunable architectures. Progress in fabrication methods, structural engineering, characterization techniques, and device integration have enabled the rational design of high-efficiency nanostructured catalysts. The fundamental structure–property relationship between these materials is governed by surface properties and structural effects such as size effects, electronic effects, geometric effects, crystal effects, interface effects, synergistic effects, etc. A comprehensive understanding of these effects is necessary for the strategic development of next-generation nanostructured materials and their industrial implementation in renewable energy systems.
To meet the expanding demand for nanostructured material research, there is a clear need for new publications that can provide readers with improved access to current, state-of-the-art research in the field of nanostructured materials. This Special Issue aims to promote cutting-edge research on nanomaterials involved in solar energy storage and conversion, such as photocatalysis, photothermal catalysis, fuel cells, solar cells, etc.
Our goal is to assist and support talented young scholars and senior professionals in the field of nanomaterials to promote and publish their research in the form of articles, review papers, and short communications.
We welcome submissions from a diverse range of nanomaterials disciplines, including but not limited to material science, environmental science, engineering science, and chemistry science.
Dr. Lele Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- photothermal catalysis
- fuel cells
- solar cells
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