Harnessing Advanced Nanostructures for Catalysis/Electrocatalysis Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025
Special Issue Editor
Interests: layered double hydroxides; structural memory effect; nanostructured catalysts
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Researchers are currently focusing significant effort on developing high-performance catalysts to advance innovative green and sustainable technologies. Nanostructured materials, with their synergistic combination of specifically designed electronic properties and precise architectural nanodimensions, hold transformative potential in advancing sustainable catalysis as well as electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis processes. However, integrating nanotechnology into practical catalytic systems presents notable challenges. These include scaling up nanomaterial synthesis while maintaining uniformity within nanodimensions, ensuring the long-term stability and reusability of catalysts under operational conditions, and addressing potential environmental and health risks associated with nanomaterials and their assemblies.
This Special Issue of Nanomaterials invites original research articles and review papers focused on the design, synthesis, and characterization of innovative catalytic, electrocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic nanostructures. The aim is to showcase advances in understanding structure–function relationships and how the resulting multifunctionality influences the catalytic performance of nanostructured materials and their heterostructures. The Special Issue will cover a broad spectrum of nanostructures developed for cleaner and more sustainable chemical processes, including green energy production, pollutant degradation, and environmental remediation. Submissions are also encouraged to address both applied and theoretical studies, with particular emphasis on structure–reactivity relationships, lifecycle analysis, and the rational design of characteristics and performances of nanounits and their heterostructures.
Prof. Dr. Gabriela Carja
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- high-performance catalysts
- electronic properties
- pollutant degradation
- environmental remediation
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