Macrocyclic Molecular-Based Materials for Biomedical, Environmental and Energy Conversion Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Photochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 1085
Special Issue Editor
Interests: charge/energy transfer mechanisms in photo-electrochemical devices; structural design of rational control intra-/inter-molecular electron transport processes; metalloporphyrin chemistry; chemosensors for environmental and bio-applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Macrocyclic molecules, such as porphyrins, phthalocyanines and peptides, possess versatile photophysical and electronic properties, making them promising candidates for application in the analysis of biosystems, the environment and energy-related fields. Science still lacks a deep understanding of numerous topics related to these compounds. For instance, the structure–performance relationships, the interfacial charge transfer mechanisms, the intra-/inter-molecular energy/electron transfer pathways, structure-dependent chemical bond formation and cleavage energy barriers, etc., remain poorly understood. This Special Issue is devoted to tackling the challenges related to the molecular engineering of the macrocyclic molecules or the design of novel composite materials derived from these compounds. Submissions are welcomed on topics that include, but are not limited to:
- Macrocylic chemosensors for the detection of ions, pH, viscosity, etc.;
- Structural modification for homogeneous catalysis, photodynamic therapy, optoelectronics, photovoltaics, etc.;
- Construction of macrocyclic molecular-doped composites, or metal-organic framework and covalent–organic framework materials derived from macrocylic molecules, for photocatalysis, photodegradation, photoelectrochemical cells and electrocatalysis;
- Design of functional structures for interesting charge transfer mechanisms.
Prof. Dr. Long Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- macrocyclic molecules
- chemosensors
- catalysis
- photovoltaics
- composite catalysts
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