New Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems and Catalysis
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 2024) | Viewed by 10495
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrochemistry; modelling of materials; li-ion batteries, catalysts
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Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices are fundamental components of the green transition towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly society independent from fossil fuels. Batteries, ultra-capacitors and fuel cells are more and more applied in the transport sector and in stationary energy production and storage and their diffusion will be further stimulated by the uneven geographical distribution of fossil fuels and by the needs of many countries to reach
On the other hand, catalysis has a wide range of high industrial impact applications, ranging from the production of polymers to the treatment of noxious emissions. In the energy field, the most evident use is in fuel cell electrodes but catalytic materials are also applied for the conversion of carbon dioxide or biogenic streams to synthetic fuels and for the electrochemical or photo assisted splitting of water to produce hydrogen.
Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to reveal insights into the materials used for electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices and for catalysis applied to the energy field. The intended scope of the selected publications is to shed light on the complex relationship between the crystal structure and morphology and the properties of the materials that determine the final performances of the devices where they are applied.
We invite interested authors to submit their original experimental, theoretical and review papers focusing on the subject for inclusion in this Special Issue.
Dr. Mauro Francesco Sgroi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrochemical energy storage
- batteries
- super-capacitors
- fuel cells
- catalytic conversion of CO2
- hydrogen production
- synthetic fuels
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