Advances in Electrocatalytic Materials for Hydrogen Energy Technologies
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrocatalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 2606
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrocatalysis; hydrogen technologies; direct air capture; green energy materials
Interests: electrochemistry; electrocatalysis; surface characterisation; AFM microscopy; fuel cells
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue titled ‘Advances in Electrocatalytic Materials for Hydrogen Energy Technologies’ in Catalysts. The advancement of hydrogen energy technologies is critically dependent on the development of efficient, durable, and cost-effective electrocatalytic materials.
This Special Issue aims to highlight cutting-edge research on electrocatalysts across the full hydrogen energy cycle, including fuel cells, water electrolysis, and hydrogen production via reforming and other catalytic processes. Contributions are welcome on the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of novel catalytic materials that improve the performance of key reactions such as the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR), hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: noble and non-noble metal catalysts, single-atom catalysts, nanostructured and hybrid materials, catalyst supports, and strategies for enhancing catalytic activity, selectivity, and durability under real operational conditions. Mechanistic insights, scalability studies, and innovative synthesis approaches are particularly encouraged. Both experimental and theoretical studies, as well as comprehensive reviews outlining future directions, are welcome.
This Special Issue aims to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and foster the development of next-generation hydrogen energy systems.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Milica Marčeta
Dr. Sanja Stevanovic
Dr. Vladimir Nikolić
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrocatalysis
- hydrogen energy
- fuel cells
- water electrolysis
- reforming catalysts ORR
- HER
- OER
- non-noble metal catalysts
- catalyst and catalyst support stability and durability
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