Materials and Advanced Manufacturing for Sustainable Energy Applications

Dear Colleagues

Global requirements of energy are increasing and conventional methods of energy generation suffer from several limitations including climate change. Hence, there is a critical need for sustainable methods of energy generation. Such new methods of energy generation provide clean, renewable, and sustainable energy harnessing methods such as solar, wind, piezoelectric, and so on. Advances in materials science and nanomaterials, along with new methods of advanced manufacturing, provide unique opportunities to achieve energy efficiency through technologies such as solar cells, piezoelectrics, MEMS, NEMS, smart sensors, and so on.

This Special Issue invites original research articles, short letters, and reviews in the field of energy efficiency achieved through multiple pathways, advanced manufacturing, micro- and nano-technology, semiconductors, sensors, and smart MEMS/NEMS devices. The issue intends to showcase new fabrication methods, new materials, and blends/hybrids of materials related to energy applications with an improved performance over existing benchmark material from the relevant applications. This Special Issue will supplement the existing literature by focusing on the recent developments and provide perspectives for the future.

Dr. Arkadeep Kumar
Dr. Kunal Mondal
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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