Advanced Materials for Efficient Electrocatalytic Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2023) | Viewed by 207
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electrocatalysis; electrochemical energy conversion; water splitting; fuel cell; metal–air battery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for energy, over-consumption of limited fossil fuel as well as their associated negative environmental impacts have driven researchers to delve into green and sustainable energy systems, such as water electrolyzers, fuel cells and metal–air batteries. Electrochemical reactions, such as hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), oxygen evolution reaction (OER), oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), carbon dioxide reduction reaction (CO2RR) and nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR), are of great importance to energy-related technologies. As we all know, highly efficient electrocatalysts are required to reduce the energy barriers and speed up the reactions. Although great efforts have been made, it is still urgent to develop advanced materials as electrocatalysts which afford high activity and practical durability. Therefore, the synthesis, characterization, and electrocatalytic applications of advanced materials in energy conversion techniques, including noble-metal and non-noble- metal materials, will be further explored. This Special Issue will focus on, but is not limited to, developments and applications of advanced materials for: hydrogen evolution, oxygen evolution, wwater splitting, oxygen reduction, hydrozine oxidation, CO2 reduction reaction, nitrogen reduction reaction, metal–air batteries, fuel cells and other renewable energy devices.
Dr. Yuying Meng
Dr. Qingyang Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced materials
- water splitting
- fuel cell, metal–air battery
- oxygen reduction reaction
- nitrogen reduction reaction
- CO2 reduction reaction
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