Advanced Electrode Coatings 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: closed (10 June 2024) | Viewed by 6550
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrocatalysis (HER, OER, ORR, CO2RR, NRR); lithium batteries (Li-S, Li-O2, Li-Ion batteries, solid-state batteries, lithium metal anode); wearable electronic (fiber supercapacitors)
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced energy conversion and storage technology is critical for developing renewable energy. For instance, high-density, long-life energy storage devices (such as batteries, supercapacitors) can store electricity converted from renewable sources (such as wind, solar and wave energy), and highly efficient electrolysis devices can convert excess electricity into hydrogen or carbon fuel. Whether an energy storage device or electrolysis device, their performance mainly depends on the structure of the used electrode coatings and this coating's activity and stability. Due to the lack of in-depth research on electrode coatings, various kinds of electrode reactions generally have the problems of slow kinetic speed and low energy conversion efficiency. Therefore, optimizing the structure of electrode coatings and enhancing their activity and stability are key to improving the energy conversion and storage technology, which is of great significance for the development and application of renewable energy. This Special Issue focuses on the design of electrode coatings and the preparation and modification of electrode coating materials or electrocatalysts, aiming to provide a forum for communicating scientific and technological advances in the areas of energy conversion and storage, bring together solutions to common problems in electrode reactions, and promote the development of energy conversion and storage technology. The topics of this Special Issues include, but are not limited to:
- New findings related to the synthesis, fabrication, structure, properties, and performances of electrode coating materials or electrocatalysts;
- The design and fabrication of electrodes;
- The optimal use of energy resources;
- The design and preparation of energy storage devices, e.g., lithium-ion batteries, lithium–sulfur batteries, zinc-ion batteries;
- Various types of electrocatalysis, e.g., electrolysis of water, electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction, electrocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction;
- The analysis and optimization of energy processes;
- Sustainable energy systems.
Prof. Dr. Guoxing Qu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrode coatings
- electrode materials
- electrocatalysts
- energy conversion and storage
- energy storage devices
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