Electro-Catalysts for Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Today, with the threatening energy crisis and global warming, electrochemistry faces a great challenge as a discipline interfacing chemistry and electrical engineering. The efficient conversion and storage of energy are closely correlated to the development of electrochemical energy technologies, such as fuel cells, batteries and electrolyzers. Such devices are claimed to dominate the power supply market in a future sustainable energy economy. The practical efficiencies must be yet boosted before many of the aforementioned technologies become viable for large-scale use. In particular, more active, stable, and economically viable catalysts must be developed for the electrocatalytic processes occurring at practical electrodes of the cells. In this context, the research and development of efficient catalysts are key points to reach this target. This Special Issue is intended to present and discuss the most recent advances and developments in heterogeneous catalysis for application in electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices.

Dr. Vincenzo Baglio
Guest Editor

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