High-Performance Nanocatalysts for Energy Conversion
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 107
Special Issue Editors
Interests: supercapacitors; solid-state batteries; fuel cells; in-situ (operando) characterization methods; catalysts; multi-scale simulation methods
Interests: hydrogen energy production and storage; photocatalytic hydrogen production materials; porous hydrogen storage materials; wastewater resource utilization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the face of increasing energy demands and environmental challenges, the development of efficient and sustainable energy conversion technologies has become a global priority, and high-performance nano-catalysts are at the forefront of this effort, offering unique advantages such as high surface area, tunable properties, and enhanced reaction kinetics. These catalysts play a pivotal role in various energy conversion processes, including those governed by photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and thermocatalysis.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers to showcase their latest advancements in the design, synthesis, and application of nanocatalysts for energy conversion.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome, and research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: hydrogen production, hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, oxygen reduction reaction, CO2 conversion, fuel cells, metal-ion batteries, metal-air batteries, and water–gas shift reactions.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Pengfei Tian
Dr. Xin Han
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- thermocatalysis
- nanocatalysts
- energy conversion
- hydrogen production
- CO2 conversion
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