Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Visible-Light Photocatalysis and Photoelectrocatalysis
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 25740
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Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; photocatalysis
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Interests: heterogeneous catalysis; metal–organic frameworks; solid catalysts; chitosan; carbocatalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the use of carbonaceous solids in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis has attracted many researchers around the world due to their availability, good stability, reliable preparation, and the wide diversity of possible structures. In addition, different types of heterojunctions have also been developed by combining semiconductors with photoresponsive carbons, introducing co-catalysts, and controlling the interfacial contact. One of the fundamental reasons to employ carbon-based solids for photocatalysis is their fast electron mobility, large surface area, high physicochemical stability, and viable synthetic strategies from different precursors. On the other hand, the photocatalytic activity of the carbonaceous solids is very much influenced by doping, the presence of defects, confinement, and morphology. Some of the most widely used carbonaceous materials for the development of photocatalysts/photoelectrocatalysts are activated carbons, carbon dots, carbon nanotubes, nanofibers, graphene-based solids, graphitic carbon nitrides, fullerenes, and three-dimensional structured carbons. This Special Issue aims to show the breadth of the field and the potential for various applications of carbon based materialsincluding photocatalysis for organic compound transformation, special cases of organic pollutant photodegradation, photocatalytic hydrogen generation, oxygen evolution and water splitting, photoreduction of CO2, photocatalytic, and related solar fuels production.
Prof. Dr. Hermenegildo García
Prof. Dr. Amarajothi Dhakshinamoorthy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- activated carbon
- carbon dot
- graphene
- photocatalysis
- photoelectrocatalysis
- reduced graphene oxide
- solar light conversion
- visible light
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