Functional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Sensing and Energy Storage
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 65
Special Issue Editors
Interests: graphene-based materials; electrochemical (bio)sensors; surface analysis; functionalization; coatings; catalysis
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Dear Colleagues,
Functional nanomaterials represent one of the most dynamic directions in modern materials chemistry, offering new opportunities for highly sensitive, selective, and energy-efficient electrochemical technologies. This Special Issue, “Functional Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Sensing and Energy Storage,” aims to highlight recent progress in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of advanced nanomaterials that enable innovations in analytical sensing and energy storage systems.
Original research papers, short communications, and comprehensive reviews focusing on the development of graphene-based materials, doped and defect-engineered carbons, metal oxides, layered double hydroxides, conductive polymers, hybrid nanocomposites, and other functional architectures with enhanced electrochemical performance are welcome. Particular emphasis is placed on materials that demonstrate improved charge transfer, catalytic activity, stability, and structural tunability, which are all crucial factors in the field.
Objectives include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) biosensing; (ii) environmental monitoring; (iii) supercapacitors; (iv) batteries; (v) multifunctional electrode platforms.
This Special Issue aims to provide a multidisciplinary platform for chemists, physicists, materials scientists, and engineers to exchange knowledge and showcase emerging trends that will shape the next generation of electrochemical technologies.
Prof. Dr. Justina Gaidukevic
Dr. Ruta Rasike
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- graphene-based materials
- layered double hydroxide (LDH)
- conductive polymers
- hybrid nanocomposites
- electrochemical sensing
- energy storage
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