Inorganic Materials for Lithium Sulfur Batteries and Electrocatalysis

Dear Colleagues,

One of the key features of modern society development is the increasing demand for energy storage and conversion. Efficient energy storage and conversion systems based on chemical reactions are at the heart of growth in industries such as consumer electronics, transportation, smart grids, and renewable energy. Among the alternative energy systems, those based on electrocatalytic reactions are attracting a lot of attention from researchers. For example, lithium sulfur batteries which involve sulfur-related electrocatalytic reactions could deliver much higher energy densities and are a promising energy storage system. Fuel cells represent an attractive energy conversion device, converting chemical fuels directly into electricity, in which the inorganic electrocatalyst is of paramount importance. Regardless of the energy system, the microstructures of the electrocatalyst have a significant impact on the performance of the device.  In this scenario, the development of inorganic materials for these systems is of utmost prominence.

Therefore, the present topic welcomes papers on inorganic materials with micro-nano structure for electrocatalysis related applications, especially for lithium sulfur batteries and electrocatalysis. The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Inorganic electrocatalyst for lithium sulfur batteries;
• Inorganic materials for electrocatalysis;
• Design and synthesis of inorganic materials with micro-nano structure
• Density functional theory (DFT) calculations.

Dr. Liang Chen
Prof. Dr. Chunli Guo
Guest Editors

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