Call for Papers - Journal of Chemistry (SCI-indexed, IF=0.772)
Special Issue on:
"Recent Advances in Synthesis and Catalysis of 3D Transition Metal Oxides"

 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jchem/si/364648/cfp/

Call for Papers

Transition metal oxides constitute a major area of catalytic materials and have been receiving widespread and continuous attention in the catalysis research community. Due to the earthbundance of 3d transition metal oxides, they are extensively used as heterogeneous catalysts or catalyst supports for noble metals in industrial catalysis for a variety of applications, such as chemical manufacturing, petroleum refinery, plastic production, and biomass upgrading. Enormous efforts have also been dedicated to the design and development of new 3d transition metal oxide‐based nanostructured materials for replacing high‐cost noble metal-based analogues. For example, morphologically controlled synthesis of 3d transition metal oxide nanostructureswith preferentially exposed crystal surfaces leads to distinct catalytic properties. It further allows for establishing a structure‐property relationship that provides deep insights in designing new catalytic materials.

In addition to the applications in heterogeneous catalysis, most 3d transition metal oxides are semiconductors and exhibit significant photocatalytic properties in reactions of water-splitting, CO2 reduction, and organic pollutants degradation. Currently, great challenges lie in the development of photocatalytic materials with high efficiency in solar energy harvesting and transformation. Synthesis and engineering of 3d transition metal oxidenanostructures with enhanced quantum efficiency offers a solution to tackle these challenges.

This special issue aims to present recently developed novel synthetic strategies of 3d transition metal oxide nanostructures and their catalytic or photocatalytic applications. It is open to both original research articles and review articles.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Size and shape‐controlled synthesis of 3d transition metal oxide nanostructures

2. Synthesis and characterization of mixed transition metal oxides

3. Synthesis of microporous or mesoporous 3d transition metal oxides

4. Studies on growth mechanisms of 3d transition metal oxide nanostructures

5. Characterization of surface structures of 3d transition metal oxides in relation to catalytic properties

6. Oxygen vacancy and phase transition of 3d transition metal oxides

7. Engineering 3d transition metal oxides for improved performances in photocatalysis

8. Studies of metal‐support interaction on 3d transition metal oxides

9. In situ studies of 3d transition metal oxidebased nanocatalysts under reaction conditions or during catalysis

Authors can submit their manuscripts via the Manuscript Tracking System at

http://mts.hindawi.com/submit/journals/jchem/materials.chemistry/3dtm/.

Lead Guest Editor

• Shiran Zhang, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

Guest Editors

• Sihui Zhan, Nankai University, Tianjin, China

• Xiaoli Gu, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China

• Chunhua Cui, University of Zurich, Zürich, Czech Republic

• Zhaoyang Lin, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

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