Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion
A special issue of Inventions (ISSN 2411-5134). This special issue belongs to the section "Inventions and Innovation in Surface Science and Nanotechnology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 43
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Interests: solar enegy conversion; green energy produciton; photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; electrolysis; environmental remediation; hydrogen enegy production; material chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce this Special Issue, ‘Next-Generation Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion’.
The global imperative to combat climate change and ensure energy security necessitates a rapid transition toward sustainable energy systems. This urgent transformation requires innovative approaches to design and develop high-performance, cost-effective, and environmentally benign materials with superior efficiency, stability, and scalability for both energy storage and conversion. Nanomaterials with unique structural, electronic, and catalytic characteristics have emerged as essential components in advanced photocatalytic and electrocatalytic systems for solar water splitting, hydrogen and oxygen evolution, electrolysis, CO2 reduction, HER, and OER. They also play a critical role in pollutant degradation and chemical sensing applications aimed at environmental protection.
Despite substantial achievements, key hurdles remain in improving nanomaterials’ durability, reducing their costs, and achieving a deeper understanding of their structure–property–performance relationships across multiple scales. Addressing these challenges will accelerate the deployment of next-generation nanomaterials for sustainable energy and environmental technologies. From this perspective, the aim of this Special Issue is to contribute to the global energy agenda by showcasing scientific and multi-disciplinary works that focus on the fundamental science and practical application of nanomaterials. We invite the submission of original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that deal with novel materials architectures, hybrid nanocomposites, interface engineering, and high-efficiency catalytic systems.
With this Special Issue, we seek to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and inspire future innovations within the field of energy storage and conversion, such as photo/electro-catalytic water splitting, pollutant degradation, electrolysis, electrochemical sensing, and solar energy harvesting.
Dr. Waseem Raza
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- next-generation nanomaterials
- energy storage and conversion
- photo/electro-catalysis
- sustainable energy
- environmental technologies
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