[Special Issue] Semiconductor Materials for Photocatalysis

Guest editor:

1. Prof. Wei Zhou Webpage

Affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, Shandong, 250353, China

Keywords: nanomaterial; photocatalysis; porous material; solar energy conversion

2. Prof. Yang Qu Webpage

Special Issue Information

Photocatalysis, which can utilize solar energy to drive chemical reactions, is one of the most promising technologies for the world’s sustainable development. Semiconductor materials, the electrons of which can migrate from the valence band to the conduction band, are the cornerstones of photocatalysis. Currently, various semiconductor materials such as metal oxides, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs), etc., have been widely investigated in varied photocatalytic applications, including H₂ evolution, CO₂ reduction, H₂O₂ production, ammonia synthesis, etc. Due to the insufficient activity for practical applications, considerable efforts have been made for the modifications of semiconductor materials to promote the charge transfer and separation rate, increase the light utilization ability, and accelerate the surface reaction rate, thereby enhancing the photocatalytic performance. This special issue aims to illuminate the advances and challenges in rational designing, surface/interface engineering of semiconductor materials, and establishing advanced characterization or photocatalytic systems for solar energy conversion and photocatalytic environmental remediation.

Keywords: Photocatalysis; semiconductor nanomaterial; photocatalytic hydrogen evolution; photocatalytic CO₂ reduction; photocatalytic H₂O₂ evolution; photocatalytic ammonia evolution; metal-organic framework; covalent organic framework; photocatalytic environmental remediation; photocatalytic solar energy conversion

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