Materials for Solid-State Electrochemical Devices and Photocatalysis Applications
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials for Energy Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2022) | Viewed by 7477
Special Issue Editors
2. AGH Centre of Energy, AGH University of Science and Technology, ul. Czarnowiejska 36, 30-054 Krakow, Poland
Interests: materials for SOFCs, PCFCs and high-temperature ceramic electrolyzers; oxygen storage materials; oxygen separation ceramic membranes
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Interests: developing photocatalysts for water splitting; CO2 reduction and degradation of organic pollutants; using DFT calculations to study the reaction mechanism of heterogeneous catalytic process; using ionic liquids to control synthesis of nanocrystals with desired morphologies
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Interests: solid oxide fuel cell; solid oxide electrolyzers; perovskite oxides; electrode materials; oxygen transport membrane; proton conductors; mixed ionic-electronic conductors
Interests: various novel applications of analytical and environmental technologies for water; wastewater treatment and to combine the nanotechnology (NT) with environmental technology (ET) in order to develop environmentally friendly nanomaterials and novel nanoscale systems
Special Issue Information
Alternative energy technologies have became a dominant area of research and innovation all over the world, driven by environmental problems and economic pressure. Energy generation by combustion of fossil fuels brings many serious environmental problems, and the depletion of those fuels urgently requires the development of new, alternative clean and green energy production means. Solid oxide electrochemical cells are among the most promising technologies for both electrical power generation from renewable and traditional energy sources (by operation in fuel cell mode) and clean efficient fuel production (in electrolysis mode). Applications of photocatalytic processes are widely recognized as viable solutions to environmental problems. Photocatalysis is very promising due to its simplicity, low cost, nontoxic, high degradation efficiency, and excellent stability, and it has received great attention as a very important solution to environmental problems such as wastewater treatment and the deterioration of the environment. Therefore, the research and development of new materials for solid-state electrochemical devices and photocatalysis applications are at the forefront of materials science and engineering.
This Special Issue of Crystals aims to provide a platform to report recent results in the development of materials for solid-state electrochemical devices and photocatalysis applications, with special attention paid to their properties and crystal structure characterization.
In this Special Issue, both original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include but are not limited to the following:
Materials development for solid oxide electrochemical cells;
Materials characterization for fuel cells and electrolyzers;
Materials development for electrocatalysis applications;
Photocatalysts for application in the fields of environment and energy, such as water splitting, CO2 reduction, and pollutant degradation.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Kun Zheng
Prof. Dr. Kezhen Qi
Dr. Anna Stępień
Dr. Rengaraj Selvaraj
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Solid oxide electrochemical cells
- Fuel cells and electrolyzers
- Structural characterization
- Photocatalysts
- Photocatalytic processes.
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