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Research on Advanced Energy Materials for Meeting Global Energy Challenges

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 3365

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Dr. Krzysztof Jastrzębski

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 1/15 Stefanowskiego Street, 90-537 Łódź, Poland
Interests: materials science; carbon based materials; biomaterial engineering; hydrogen storage
Prof. Dr. Piotr Kula

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Department of Surface Engineering and Heat Treatment, Lodz University of Technology, 90-924 Lodz, Poland
Interests: materials science; nanomaterials; graphene; materials processing equipment
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

More and more households in the modern industry are becoming increasingly dependent on energy, with some requiring rising doses of electricity, heat, kinetic energy, etc. Such unconscious energy consumption may be detrimental for our planet. Our civilization still functions mostly on the basis of fossil fuels, but the transition towards more green sources of energy have already been initiated.

Reducing CO2 emissions and introducing variable commercially feasible renewable sources of energy are more effective ways of energy storage, though reducing worldwide energy consumption to prevent energy poverty is the world’s biggest energy problem. Obviously, modern man is continuously coming up with potent ideas to “save the world”, but there is still a long way between the concept, its realization, and market implementation. That bumpy road requires novel materials that can withstand the requirements of GREEN ENERGY. This not only means optimizing existing solutions, but also proposing novel approaches at various advancement levels from computer simulations, from experimental studies to full-scale operations.

The Special Issue, Research on Advanced Energy Materials for Meeting Global Energy Challenges, aims to present research data, reviewing material and case scenarios of planned or conducted implementation processes related to the usage of modern materials towards reducing the world's biggest energy problem.

Potential topics for publication in that issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • carbon-based materials for energy storage;
  • hydrogen storage perspective;
  • composites as energy materials;
  • energy magazines;
  • equipment and technologies towards the implementation of proctological energy production and consumption;
  • ways of overcoming energetic exclusion;
  • reduction in energy loss during transmission;
  • materials used for batteries and capacitors;
  • superconductivity phenomenon;
  • renewable energy;
  • performance analysis;
  • technologies for reducing CO2 emissions;
  • chains of the sustainable production and consumption of energy;
  • industrial scale-up of green energy approaches.

Dr. Krzysztof Jastrzębski
Prof. Dr. Piotr Kula
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New Thermochemical Salt Hydrate System for Energy Storage in Buildings
by Yana Galazutdinova, Ruby-Jean Clark, Said Al-Hallaj, Sumanjeet Kaur and Mohammed Farid
Energies 2024, 17(20), 5228; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17205228 - 21 Oct 2024
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This paper introduces an innovative design for an “inorganic salt-expanded graphite” composite thermochemical system. The storage unit is made of a perforated, compressed, expanded graphite block impregnated with molten CaCl2∙6H2O; the humid air passes through the holes that allow [...] Read more.
This paper introduces an innovative design for an “inorganic salt-expanded graphite” composite thermochemical system. The storage unit is made of a perforated, compressed, expanded graphite block impregnated with molten CaCl2∙6H2O; the humid air passes through the holes that allow the moisture to diffuse and react with the salt. The prepared block underwent 90 hydration-dehydration cycles. Although most of the performed cycles were carried out with salt overhydration and deliquescence, the treated samples have remained mechanically and thermally stable with no drop in energy density. The volumetric energy density of the composite ranged from 135.5 to 277.6 kWh/m3, depending on airflow rate and absolute humidity. To ensure composite material cycling stability, the energy density of the block was measured during hydration at similar conditions of absolute humidity, inlet temperature, and airflow rate (0.01 kgwater/kgair, 20 °C, 400 l/min). The average energy density at these conditions was sustained at 219 kWh/m3. The block integrity was monitored by visual inspection after removing it from the reactor chamber every few cycles. Both the composite material and its manufacturing process are simple and easy to scale up for future commercialization. Full article
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The Preparation and Properties of a Hydrogen-Sensing Field-Effect Transistor with a Gate of Nanocomposite C-Pd Film
by Piotr Firek, Elżbieta Czerwosz, Halina Wronka, Sławomir Krawczyk, Mirosław Kozłowski, Mariusz Sochacki, Dorota Moszczyńska and Jan Szmidt
Energies 2024, 17(13), 3261; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17133261 - 3 Jul 2024
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The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of a nanostructured C-Pd film deposited in the gate area of a field-effect transistor (FET) with a carbon–palladium composite gate (C-Pd/FET) on the hydrogen-sensing properties of the transistor. The method of preparing a [...] Read more.
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the effect of a nanostructured C-Pd film deposited in the gate area of a field-effect transistor (FET) with a carbon–palladium composite gate (C-Pd/FET) on the hydrogen-sensing properties of the transistor. The method of preparing a field-effect transistor (FET) with a C-Pd film deposited as a gate and the properties of such a transistor and the film itself are presented. The C-Pd film deposited by PVD method on the gate area serves as an active layer. The PVD process was carried out in a dynamic vacuum of 10−5 mbar from two separated sources—one containing fullerenes (C60) and the other containing palladium acetate. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS, EDX) and electrical property studies were used to the characterize C-Pd films and FET/C-Pd structures. SEM observations revealed the topography of C-Pd films and FET/C-Pd transistors. EDS/EDX microanalysis was applied to visualize the arrangement of elements on the studied surfaces. The changes in electrical properties (resistance and relative resistance) due to the presence of hydrogen were studied in a designed and computerized experimental set-up. The enhanced properties of the FET/C-Pd transistor are demonstrated in terms of hydrogen detection. Full article
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Spatial Graphene Structures with Potential for Hydrogen Storage
by Krzysztof Jastrzębski, Marian Cłapa, Łukasz Kaczmarek, Witold Kaczorowski, Anna Sobczyk-Guzenda, Hieronim Szymanowski, Piotr Zawadzki and Piotr Kula
Energies 2024, 17(10), 2240; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17102240 - 7 May 2024
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Spatial graphene is a 3D structure of a 2D material that preserves its main features. Its production can be originated from the water solution of graphene oxide (GO). The main steps of the method include the crosslinking of flakes of graphene via treatment [...] Read more.
Spatial graphene is a 3D structure of a 2D material that preserves its main features. Its production can be originated from the water solution of graphene oxide (GO). The main steps of the method include the crosslinking of flakes of graphene via treatment with hydrazine, followed by the reduction of the pillared graphene oxide (pGO) with hydrogen overpressure at 700 °C, and further decoration with catalytic metal (palladium). Experimental research achieved the formation of reduced pillared graphene oxide (r:pGO), a porous material with a surface area equal to 340 m2/g. The transition from pGO to r:pGO was associated with a 10-fold increase in pore volume and the further reduction of remaining oxides after the action of hydrazine. The open porosity of this material seems ideal for potential applications in the energy industry (for hydrogen storage, in batteries, or in electrochemical and catalytic processes). The hydrogen sorption potential of the spatial graphene-based material decorated with 6 wt.% of palladium reached 0.36 wt.%, over 10 times more than that of pure metal. The potential of this material for industrial use requires further refining of the elaborated procedure, especially concerning the parameters of substrate materials. Full article
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