Recent Advances in Electrochemical Properties
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 289
Editor
Interests: electrochemistry; electrodeposition; advanced functional materials; nanomaterials; thin films; energy and environmental applications; electrochemical sensors; artificial intelligence and explainable machine learning for materials optimization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electrochemical performance is governed by molecular- and atomic-scale processes occurring at electrode–electrolyte interfaces, including adsorption, charge transfer, ion transport, reaction-intermediate formation, nucleation, and interfacial degradation. Understanding these mechanisms is essential for the rational design of advanced materials for energy conversion and storage, electrocatalysis, corrosion protection, electrodeposition, sensing, and environmental applications. This Special Issue, “Recent Advances in Electrochemical Properties," welcomes high-quality research and review articles that provide molecular-level insights into electrochemical phenomena and clarify the relationships among molecular structure, surface chemistry, interfacial interactions, and electrochemical performance.
Topics of interest include molecular and interfacial electrocatalysis, particularly hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, oxygen reduction, and related electrochemical reactions; adsorption and desorption of molecules, ions, and reaction intermediates; charge-transfer mechanisms and reaction kinetics; molecularly controlled electrodeposition and thin-film growth; corrosion, passivation, and corrosion inhibition; and interfacial processes in batteries and supercapacitors, including ion solvation, metal deposition, dendrite formation, parasitic reactions, and protective electrode-electrolyte interphases. The Special Issue also covers molecular recognition and electrochemical sensing, single-molecule and ultrasensitive detection, redox-active polymers, functional biopolymers, bio-based electroactive materials, nanostructured electrodes, and molecularly engineered interfaces for environmental electrochemistry. Studies combining experimental electrochemistry with in situ or operando characterization, spectroscopy, microscopy, density functional theory, molecular dynamics, multiscale modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and explainable AI are particularly encouraged. By integrating experimental, theoretical, and data-driven approaches, this special issue aims to advance the understanding and predictive design of electrochemical materials and interfaces.
Dr. Omar Ait Layachi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrochemical properties
- electrode materials
- electrodeposition
- electrocatalysis
- corrosion protection
- electrochemical sensors
- energy storage and conversion
- electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
- thin films and coatings
- nanostructured materials
- computational electrochemistry
- artificial intelligence
- explainable AI
- machine learning
- structure–property relationships
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