Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 527
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global demand for energy is rising rapidly due to industrialization, urbanization, and population growth. Simultaneously, environmental challenges such as climate change, pollution, and resource depletion threaten ecosystems and human health. To address these issues, sustainable energy and environmental solutions are essential for ensuring a cleaner, greener, and more resilient future.
Nanomaterials have emerged as transformative materials in addressing global challenges related to energy sustainability and environmental protection. Due to their unique properties, such as high surface area, quantum size effects, tuneable electronic structures, and superior catalytic activity, nanomaterials offer groundbreaking solutions in renewable energy generation, energy storage, and environmental remediation.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in nanomaterials and their transformative impact on clean energy and environmental sustainability. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and short communications on topics including but not limited to the following:
- Nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion: batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, hydrogen production, etc.
- Nanostructured materials for solar energy applications.
- Photocatalysis and electrocatalysis for hydrogen fuel production.
- Nanomaterials for photocatalytic environmental remediation: water purification, air filtration, pollutant degradation, etc.
Advanced characterization techniques for nanomaterials in energy and environmental applications.
Dr. Joy Sankar Roy
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- renewable energy
- energy storage
- energy conversion
- solar energy
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
- environmental remediation
- water treatment
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