Inviting Manuscript for the Special Issue in Advances in Chemistry Journal (Hindawi Publishers)

We are inviting the regular research articles, review and short communications for the special issue on "Fabrication of graphene-based nanocomposites for energy and environmental applications" to be published in Advances in Chemistry Journal (Hindwai Publishers)

Carbon nanomaterials have attracted huge interest among the communities of materials science, chemical engineering, chemistry, and biology due to their excellent properties. Among them, graphene has attracted increasing interest because of its unique physical and chemical properties, such as its high surface area, good chemical resistance, excellent electrical conductivity, extraordinary mechanical properties, high charge mobility, and thermal conductivity. These peculiar properties have highlighted the potential of this material in a variety of applications. However, despite their excellent properties, pure graphene sheets are limited for many applications. 

To overcome this issue, an ideal solution will involve combining the graphene with functional nanomaterials. In this special issue, we focus on fabrication of graphene-based hybrid nanocomposites for hydrogen production, electrochemical energy devices (eg., supercapacitor, fuel cell, Lithium ion battery), solar energy conversion (eg., photovoltaic and photoelectrochemical devices), and environmental applications (photocatalytic degradation of organic and inorganic pollutants, adsorption of heavy metals, and organic pollutants). To promote communication between scientists of graphene-based composites, we invite researchers to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand the fabrication and application of the graphene-based nanocomposites for energy and environmental applications. I have experience in supercapacitor, fuel cell, Lithium ion battery, hydrogen production, adsorption of metal ion and dyes, and photocatalytic degradation of organic and inorganic pollutants, which is evident from my publications and conference presentations. 

Guest editors have very good experience in photocatalysis, photovoltaic, solar cell, and photoelectrochemical devices.

Manuscript Due	January 22, 2016
First Round of Reviews	April 15, 2016
Publication Date	June 10, 2016

Lead Guest Editor

Yuvaraj Haldorai, Department of Energy and Materials Engineering, Dongguk University, Seoul, South Korea; yuvraj_pd@yahoo.co.in

Guest Editors

Sundaram Senthilarasu, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter,

Penryn, Cornwall TR10 9EZ, UK; s.sundaram@exeter.ac.uk

Pitchaimuthu Sudhagar, Photocatalysis International Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan; vedichi@gmail.com

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http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ac/guidelines/