Applied Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D1: Advanced Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2026 | Viewed by 131
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced materials are increasingly shaping the performance, cost, and reliability of modern energy technologies. From photovoltaic modules and electrochemical storage to hydrogen production and thermal energy systems, progress often depends on controlling materials composition, interfaces, and degradation pathways under realistic operating conditions. At the same time, the rapid scale-up of low-carbon technologies calls for robust testing protocols, manufacturable processes, and evidence that materials innovations translate into measurable gains at the device and system level. In this context, applied energy materials research—bridging fundamental mechanisms, engineering constraints, and real-world deployment—plays a central role in accelerating the energy transition.
This Special Issue aims to collect and disseminate recent advances on applied energy materials and enabling technologies relevant to the aims and scope of Energies, with emphasis on links between materials design/processing and improved performance, durability, and sustainability of energy conversion, storage, and management systems.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:
- Photovoltaic materials and devices (c-Si, thin films, perovskites, tandems): efficiency, stability, encapsulation, and field reliability;
- Degradation mechanisms, accelerated stress testing, lifetime prediction, and reliability metrics for energy devices and modules;
- Materials for electrochemical energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors): electrodes, electrolytes, interfaces, safety, and aging;
- Electrocatalysts and functional materials for green hydrogen (HER/OER), fuel cells, and power-to-X processes;
- Thermal energy materials (phase-change materials, thermochemical storage, selective coatings, thermoelectrics) and related applications;
- Materials and packaging solutions enabling efficient and reliable power electronics and energy management;
- Advanced diagnostics and experimental studies addressing performance evolution, degradation, and device validation under representative operating conditions;
- Materials-related approaches that improve the durability, reliability, and practical deployment of energy technologies;
- Sustainability considerations directly linked to the performance and long-term use of energy devices and systems.
Dr. Maurizio Acciarri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- applied energy materials
- renewable energy
- photovoltaics
- solar cells
- perovskite solar cells
- silicon PV
- energy storage
- battery materials
- supercapacitors
- hydrogen
- electrocatalysis
- fuel cells
- degradation
- stability
- reliability
- accelerated aging
- interfaces
- in situ/operando characterization
- scalable manufacturing
- scale-up
- techno-economic analysis (TEA)
- life-cycle assessment (LCA)
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