Research and Application of Photoelectrocatalytic Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Energy Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2025 | Viewed by 798
Special Issue Editors
Interests: photoelectrochemical; water oxidation; cocatalysts; MOFs; coordination complex
Interests: solar energy conversion; photoelectrochemical; oxygen evolution catalysis; molecular catalysis; surface science
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photoelectrocatalysis provides an effective and green approach to convert solar energy into chemical energy. In addition, it can also convert molecules like H2O, N2, and CO2 into high-value-added chemical products. In this vein, both photoanode and photocathode materials have been developed to drive oxidation and reduction half-reactions, respectively. However, their low efficiencies, caused by the rapid recombination of photogenerated electrons and holes, are critical scientific issues that urgently need to be addressed. So far, modulation strategies such as element doping, defect engineering, structural tuning, crystal facet engineering, interface regulation, heterojunction construction, and loading of cocatalysts have been explored as effective strategies for overcoming these drawbacks. Additionally, in recent years, various scientific issues have been the focus of research in the photoelectrocatalytic field, including the regulation and structure–activity relationship in functional materials, the mechanisms of photoelectrocatalytic reactions, the surface and interface charge transfer, etc.
In this Special Issue, we sincerely invite researchers to share their latest research findings in the application of photoelectrocatalytic materials to photoelectrode material development, device design, energy conservation, high-value-added chemical products, and pollutant removal/recycling. We hope that this Special Issue will serve as a platform for the exchange of ideas and opinions in this field and emphasize the significant achievements of photoelectrocatalytic functional materials, thus promoting the development of this important technology.
Dr. Yanming Fu
Dr. Xiaokang Wan
Dr. Zili Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photoelectrocatalytic
- photoelectrode materials
- solar energy storage
- high-value-added products
- structure modulations
- surface science
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