Advanced Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Energy-related issues have been of concern due to the overconsumption of non-renewable energy sources along with the ever-increasing human population. With the possible depletion of non-renewable energy resources in the near future, researchers have focused on various sustainable energy conversion devices, such as solar cells, fuel cells, windmills, and hydropower stations, to name but a few. Due to the intermittent nature of many different renewable energy sources, efficient energy storage devices play a key role in this cycle of sustainable energy-harvesting process to end-user. Concerning energy storage devices, batteries and supercapacitors play a vital role. Chemical energy stored in the form of hydrogen, ethanol, methanol, etc., also plays an important role, and can be used as fuels in fuel cells. This Special Issue covers the significance of advanced materials for various sustainable energy conversion and storage technologies, including, but not limited to:

• Advanced rechargeable batteries: metal–ion, metal–air, and redox flow batteries;
• Supercapacitors and hybrid capacitors and supercapatteries;
• Energy conversion devices—fuel cells, water electrolyzer, solar cells;
• Chemical energy storage—CO₂ reduction, hydrogen generation and storage;
• Thermoelectric and thermoelectrochemical cells;
• Piezoelectric and self-charging devices.

Articles selected for this Special Issue are subject to a rigorous peer review procedure with the aim of rapid and wide dissemination of research results, developments, and applications. We are writing to invite you to submit your original work/review articles/perspectives to this Special Issue. We look forward to receiving your outstanding research findings.

Prof. Dr. Yongseok Jun
Guest Editor

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