Recent Advances in Photo(electro)chemical Sensing and Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 914
Special Issue Editor
Interests: photo(electro)catalysis; water-splitting; DSSC; electrochemical sensors; materials science; semiconductor materials; CO2 hydrogenation; in-situ DRIFT reactions
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, the electrochemical sensing platform has emerged as a promising alternative and real-time method for environmental monitoring. Its ability to detect various analytes, including pharmaceuticals, biomolecules, environmentally hazardous heavy metals, pesticides, and contaminants, has received much attention owing to its extended detection limit, high selectivity, excellent accuracy, stability, ease of fabrication and cost-effectiveness. The sensing performances and signal transduction depend on the catalyst/material surface and type of analytes. In this regard, different catalyst design strategies, including heterojunction formation, metal/non-metal doping, surface functionalization and defect engineering, are of interest to boost optoelectronic properties such as light absorption, charge migration, electron transferability, selectivity and surface-redox properties.
This Special Issue aims to showcase research works based on the recent advances and developments in photoelectrochemical and electrochemical sensing and sensors using a wide range of novel single and nanocomposite catalytic materials. We welcome the submission of original research, reviews and short communication articles on this topic.
Dr. Sridharan Balu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrochemical sensors
- photoelectrochemical sensors
- nanomaterials
- metal-oxides
- carbon-based materials
- semiconductors
- hybrid materials
- environmental/water/health monitoring
- hazardous chemicals
- pharmaceuticals
- environmental contaminants
