Gels for Advanced Energy Conversion: From Fundamentals to Multifunctional Applications
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 136
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Functional gels, a class of soft materials with three-dimensional network structures, have demonstrated immense potential in cutting-edge technological fields due to their tunable physicochemical properties, excellent biocompatibility, and diverse stimulus responsiveness. This Special Issue aims to compile the latest research advances and review articles on advanced functional gels for sensing, energy conversion and storage.
The Issue will focus on the design strategies, multi-scale structure control, mechanism studies, and integrated applications in flexible electronic devices of novel gel materials (e.g., nanocomposite gels, supramolecular gels, ionogels). We encourage submissions that address (but not limited to) the following topics: the design of high-efficiency gel-based bio/environmental energy conversion materials and devices (such as photovoltaic cells, nanogenerators, hydrovoltaic generators, etc.); constructing gel-based energy conversion systems with high conversion efficiency (such as photothermal conversion systems, photothermoelectric conversion systems, hydrovoltaic systems, triboelectric conversion systems); realizing multifunctional applications of converted energy (such as sensing, seawater desalination, environmental remediation, etc.). This Special Issue aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for researchers from academia and industry to jointly promote the application of functional gel materials in sustainable energy systems and provide innovative solutions to address future energy challenges.
Dr. Can Gao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- flexible energy conversion devices
- hierarchical structure design
- bio-energy conversion
- environmental energy conversion
- self-powered systems
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