Advanced Functional Coatings and Materials for Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Storage
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions, the critical significance of advanced functional coatings and materials is paramount, particularly within the domains of energy harvesting, conversion, and storage. The lack of comprehensive research on coatings and materials utilized in electrodes, collectors, and separators has resulted in challenges such as slow kinetic speed and low energy conversion efficiency in reactions. Thus, there exists an urgent need to enhance the efficiency of energy production processes and optimize storage capacities. This Special Issue is positioned to accelerate advancements in the development and deployment of novel materials and coatings customized for diverse applications, encompassing but not limited to solar cells, batteries, supercapacitors, and thermoelectric devices.
Within this Special Issue, we enthusiastically welcome research articles and reviews that delve into various facets of advanced functional coatings and materials for energy applications. Prospective topics for submissions include, but are not confined to, the following:
- Exploration of novel materials and coatings aimed at enhancing energy conversion efficiency;
- Utilization of advanced characterization techniques for the evaluation of functional coatings;
- Innovations in nanomaterials and functional coatings tailored specifically for energy applications;
- Challenges and opportunities associated with the scaling up of functional coatings.
Dr. Maiwen Zhang
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- energy harvesting
- energy conversion
- energy storage
- functional coatings
- advanced materials
- advanced characterizations
- nanomaterials
