Nanostructured Electrode Architectures for Electrochemical Energy Storage
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2018) | Viewed by 35122
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrochemistry; solar energy conversion; batteries; capacitors; nanomaterials; 2D materials; metal oxides; nanocarbons
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Dear Colleagues,
Electricity production from sustainable sources and their efficient storage are the two main energy challenges faced by modern society. Implementation of suitable energy storage technology is key due to the fluctuation of sustainable energy sources. While there are remarkable advances in the area of renewable energy generation (solar cells, wind turbines, photothermal receivers, etc.), developments in the area of energy storage devices are lagging behind. Consequently, numerous efforts have been devoted to developing high-performance electrodes for energy storage devices. Superior electronic and ionic conductivities of electrode materials are the key requirements for attaining improved electrochemical performances. Fabricating nanostructures is an established method for improving the electrochemical performance by enhancing electronic conductivity and diffusion kinetics in electrode materials. Nanostructured electrodes facilitate better contact with the electrolyte solution, resulting in shorter length for ion and electron transport, and superior interfacial kinetics.
This Special Issue on “Nanostructured Electrode Architectures for Electrochemical Energy Storage” addresses the challenges and developments in the designing of nanostructured electrodes and their impact in the area of electrochemical energy storage.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
· Organic/inorganic hybrid electrodes
· 2D and 3D electrode architectures
· Hybrid electrodes for capacitors
· Li/Na batteries based on nanostructured electrodes
· Nanostructured electrodes for hybrid energy storage devices
· Metal air (Li-O2, Na-O2, Zn-O2 etc.) batteries composed of nano-catalysts
· Electrode architectures for alkali ion capacitors
· Nanostructured electrodes for Li-S batteries
· Novel electrode materials for oxygen reduction
Dr. Vinodkumar Etacheri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
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Nanomaterials
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Alkali ion batteries
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Hybrid electrodes
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Oxygen reduction
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Capacitors
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