Surface Engineering of Solid-State Electrochemical Systems for Energy Conversion and Storage
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 871
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adsorption at surfaces and surface reactions; chemistry of 2D materials; XPS; vibrational spectroscopy; energy harvesting at surfaces
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The quest for high-performance solid-state devices for energy conversion and storage calls for the engineering of their surface properties. This Special Issue foresees scientific contributions on the nano- and micro-scale of material properties, focusing on the surface engineering of solid-state electrochemical systems.
Researchers are invited to submit original articles and reviews covering both experiments and numerical simulations on fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, and electrocatalysis, as well as on vibrational energy harvesting. In particular, original works based on mechanistic descriptions of the electrochemical phenomena occurring at the electrode surface and electrode/electrolyte interface are strongly encouraged. This Special Issue also aims at elucidating the microstructure–performance correlation of energy conversion systems, focusing on the understanding of the role of surfaces and interfaces.
The following topics will be addressed:
- Electrochemistry at surfaces and interfaces;
- Design optimization of electrode–electrolyte interface for solid-state electrochemical devices;
- Physical-based and electrochemical modelling;
- Surface and interface modification by energy deposition techniques;
- Infiltration and exsolution techniques for the decoration of scaffold walls;
- Surface and interface engineering by phase inversion and freeze casting methods;
- Surface science applied to energy harvesting, conversion and storage systems;
- Experimental methods for the characterization of surfaces of electrochemical interest.
Dr. Luca Vattuone
Dr. Davide Cademartori
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface electrochemistry
- energy conversion and storage
- vibrational energy harvesting
- nano- and micro-surface engineering
- modeling of electrochemical processes
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