Advances in Electrocatalysts for Sustainable Hydrogen Energy Conversion
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A5: Hydrogen Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 24
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogen evolution reaction; CO2 reduction; supercapacitors; lithium ion batteries
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of advanced electrocatalysts is crucial for achieving efficient and sustainable hydrogen energy conversion. Recent research has focused on improving the catalytic activity, stability, and cost-effectiveness of materials for key reactions such as the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Innovations in nonprecious metals, nanostructured intermetallics, MXenes, carbon-based materials, and ruthenium-based catalysts have significantly advanced the field, paving the way for scalable hydrogen production technologies.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest breakthroughs in electrocatalyst design, synthesis, and application, with a focus on enhancing performance for hydrogen energy conversion.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Nonprecious and bifunctional electrocatalysts for HER and OER
- Nanostructured intermetallic compounds for electrocatalysis
- Ruthenium-based catalysts as alternatives to platinum
- MXene-based materials for hydrogen production
- Carbon-based electrocatalysts and heteroatom doping strategies
- Electrocatalysts for water splitting and fuel cell applications
- Computational modeling and mechanistic studies of electrocatalytic processes
- Scalable synthesis techniques and durability improvements
We invite researchers to contribute original research and review articles that advance the understanding and application of electrocatalysts in hydrogen energy conversion.
Dr. Rosalynn Nankya
Dr. Peng Zhu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrocatalysis
- hydrogen evolution reaction (HER)
- oxygen evolution reaction (OER)
- nanostructured catalysts
- MXenes and carbon-based materials
- water splitting and fuel cells
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