Crystalline Materials in Electrochemistry
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Energy Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 71
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Interests: battery; fuel cell; electrochemical catalysis; noble-metal nanocrystal; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; oriented attachment growth; density functional simulation; ab inito molecule dynamics; solid-state ionics
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Interests: batteries and supercapacitors; materials physics/chemistry; sustainable materials/energy; catalysis; nanotechnology; carbon; organics; crystal
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Interests: energy storage technology; metal-ion batteries; electrolyte solvation structure; nanomaterials; electrochemical reactions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce this Special Issue, entitled "Crystalline Materials in Electrochemistry", which aims to highlight recent advancements in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of crystalline electrode materials across various electrochemical systems.
Crystalline materials have garnered significant attention due to their well-defined structures, tunable physicochemical properties, and enhanced electrochemical performance. This Special Issue will serve as a platform to explore the role of crystallinity in energy storage and conversion, electrocatalysis, and beyond.
We invite contributions that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Novel Crystalline Electrode Materials:
- Advances in crystalline organics, oxides, sulfides, phosphates, and hybrid materials.
- Metal–organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, layered materials, and intercalation compounds.
- Electrochemical Applications:
- Batteries (lithium-ion, sodium-ion, aqueous, solid-state, etc.).
- Supercapacitors and hybrid energy storage systems.
- Electrocatalysis for water splitting, CO₂ reduction, and fuel cells.
- Structure–Performance Relationships:
- In situ/operando characterization techniques to probe crystallinity effects.
- Theoretical modeling and computational insights into ion diffusion and charge storage.
- Mechanistic studies on structural evolution during cycling.
- Synthesis and Processing Techniques:
- Scalable and sustainable synthesis strategies.
- Crystallographic tuning for enhanced conductivity and stability.
- Interface engineering for improved electrochemical kinetics.
This Special Issue offers an excellent opportunity to showcase cutting-edge research in the field and foster collaboration among experts in materials science, electrochemistry, and engineering. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that push the boundaries of crystalline electrode materials in electrochemical applications.
We look forward to your contributions and encourage you to submit your work to be part of this exciting collection.
Dr. Weiqiang Lv
Guest Editor
Dr. Zhixiao Xu
Dr. Wenjing Deng
Guest Editor Assistants
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Keywords
- crystalline materials
- organic materials
- inorganic materials
- batteries
- supercapacitors
- electrocatalysis
- intercalation chemistry
- in situ/operando characterization
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