Advances in Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editor
Interests: advanced energy materials; nanomaterials for fuel cells and batteries, electrochemical studies, hydrogen economy; energy materials and application of computational methods to understand and design new materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Special Issue aims to investigate the transformative impact of nanostructured materials in next-generation energy storage technologies. Contributions will present recent advancements in enhancing the performance, capacity, and longevity of devices such as batteries and supercapacitors. Submissions will elaborate on how properties like elevated surface area, tunable porosity, and distinctive electrochemical characteristics contribute to improvements in energy density, faster charge kinetics, and greater overall system efficiency.
This Special Issue will cover a range of technologies, including lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and solid-state batteries, as well as supercapacitors. It will also include research on sustainable synthesis methods and scalable manufacturing techniques that support real-world implementation.
Key advancements and benefits include the enhancement of surface area to increase active sites for chemical reactions; improved ionic and electronic transport due to nanoscale dimensions; and greater electrode stability under operating conditions. Moreover, these advancements yield higher energy density metrics, thereby enabling extended usage durations. There is also a focus on developing sustainable synthesis routes and integrating artificial intelligence for optimisation purposes. Furthermore, efforts are being made to establish sustainable and scalable fabrication processes.
Prof. Dr. Mkhulu Kenneth Mathe
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- lithium-ion batteries
- supercapacitors
- solar cells
- solid-state batteries
- sodium-ion batteries
- graphene
- electrodeposition
- metal oxides
- metal sulphides
- MXenes
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