Recent Advances on Catalytic Surfaces and Interfaces

Dear Colleagues,

The rational design and development of cost-efficient and highly active catalytic materials is currently one of the main research pillars in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. To this end, surface and interface engineering are among the most efficient strategies toward the fabrication of innovative and advanced catalytic materials. A prerequisite for this is a fundamental understanding of the structure–performance relationships at the (near-) atomic scale; these, however, remain a formidable challenge due to the complexity of heterogeneous catalytic processes. Recent progresses in nanosynthesis with uniform and well-defined structures, fine-tuning engineering strategies (size/shape control), in situ characterization techniques, and theoretical calculations have offered unique opportunities towards the fundamental understanding of surface and interface phenomena, which in turn could pave the way for the rational design of catalytic systems.

Herein, this Special Issue explores the recent experimental and theoretical advances toward the fundamental understanding of surface and interface phenomena in catalysis. In this regard, surface and interface engineering strategies, including crystal phase design, morphology/size engineering, aliovalent promotion/doping, etc., through the use of advanced synthesis/modification routes would be of great interest to this Special Issue. Moreover, advanced characterization and computation studies for unravelling the role of surface and interface sites and the establishment of reliable structure–property relationships are welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Michalis Konsolakis
Prof. Dr. Irene Groot
Guest Editors

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• nanostructured catalytic materials
• metal–support interactions
• novel synthetic techniques
• shape and size effects in catalysis
• advanced characterization studies
• structure–performance relationships
• theoretical and computational studies
• energy and environmental applications