Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Energy Storage and Conversion
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 1176
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrocatalysis; functional materials; energy materials; electrochemical energy storage and conversion technologies; water splitting; fuel cells; batteries; carbon dioxide conversion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Energy storage and conversion technologies are crucial for meeting the ever-increasing demand for energy and the growing need for sustainable energy solutions. However, energy storage and conversion devices must be further improved to become viable and affordable options for widespread use. The biggest challenge for scientists and industry is increasing the efficiency and durability of these devices while also reducing the cost. It is arguable that materials are the primary pillar of the energy economy; however, excessive materials sourcing, high energy consumption for processing, and end-of-life disposal should also be considered in a sustainable energy economy. Therefore, the development of sustainable materials for energy storage and conversion technologies is key to transitioning to a clean and sustainable economy. This is because energy materials play a crucial role in improving the efficiency and durability of these devices, as fundamental chemical reactions occur in these advanced nanomaterials.
Developing energy materials with high activity and durability is essential for energy storage and conversion technologies, including electrocatalytic water splitting, fuel cells, supercapacitors, carbon dioxide reduction, lithium–ion batteries, and new batteries beyond lithium–ion batteries. In addition, as the usage of energy storage and conversion devices increases rapidly, it is equally important to discover methods for recovering active materials and precious metals for reuse or environmentally friendly disposal.
This Special Issue presents and collects research papers and review articles that explore the theory, design, synthesis, and characterization of materials for applications in energy conversion and storage systems, including electrocatalysis, supercapacitors, perovskite materials, metal–ion batteries (e.g., lithium–ion batteries), and emerging metal–air (M–air) batteries (e.g., magnesium–air, aluminum–air, sodium–air, potassium–air, iron–air, and zinc–air batteries).
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Research investigating the performance and durability of advanced nanomaterials in energy storage and conversion technologies.
- Nanomaterials for the hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction, and oxygen reduction reaction.
- Materials in perovskite solar cells.
- Novel applications of nanomaterials in emerging/non-conventional energy storage and conversion systems.
- Sustainability of materials in energy storage and conversion technologies.
- Materials for metal–ion batteries, metal–air batteries, and supercapacitors.
- Theoretical and modeling approaches for nanomaterials in electrochemical energy systems.
- Material recovery from disposed electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices such as Li–ion Batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors.
Dr. Jean Marie Vianney Nsanzimana
Dr. Theophile Niyitanga
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- energy materials
- electrocatalysis
- energy storage and conversion
- batteries
- fuel cells
- water electrolysis
- hydrogen production
- supercapacitors
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