Emerging 2D Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 76
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Materials will feature cutting-edge reviews and original articles on emerging 2D materials for energy storage and conversion applications. The constant search for efficient and sustainable energy solutions has brought two-dimensional (2D) materials to the forefront of energy research. Their unique structural, electronic, and physicochemical properties offer transformative opportunities for energy storage and conversion technologies. Recent advances in the synthesis, characterization, and application of novel 2D materials and processing are paving the way for the next generation of batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, fuel cells, and electrocatalysts. However, to realize their full potential, further research is needed to overcome the challenges related to their scalability, stability, and integration into practical devices.
This Special Issue aims to highlight novel 2D materials and the latest developments in 2D materials for energy applications, focusing on innovative synthesis techniques and the fundamental insights and strategies for their integration into devices. Our aim is to showcase cutting-edge research that explores how these materials can revolutionize energy storage and conversion and ultimately contribute to a more sustainable energy future.
Scope of this Special Issue:
We invite original research articles, reviews, and perspectives on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Novel synthesis and characterization: Advanced fabrication methods for 2D materials and the experimental and computational approaches to understand structure–property relationships to predict 2D materials.
- Energy conversion systems: 2D materials in solar cells, thermoelectric devices, and hydrogen generation, improving efficiency, stability, and scalability for real-world applications.
- Energy storage technologies: Applications in lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and other lithium batteries, and 2D materials for high-performance supercapacitors and hybrid energy storage systems.
- Catalysis and electrocatalysis: 2D materials for water splitting, CO₂ reduction, and fuel cells, and strategies to improve catalytic activity, selectivity, and long-term performance, as well as theoretical insights.
- Theoretical and simulated insights: Computational modeling and simulations to predict novel 2D materials, as well as the properties and behaviors of 2D materials. Theoretical modeling of energy conversion processes in systems based on 2D materials.
- Device manufacturing and integration: Scalable production techniques for the integration of 2D materials into energy devices, and the challenges and opportunities in practical implementation.
- Emerging trends and future prospects: Exploring new 2D materials and heterostructures for energy applications. Breakthrough innovations driving the future of sustainable energy technologies.
We encourage researchers from academia and industry to contribute high-impact studies that push the boundaries of 2D material research for energy storage and conversion. With this Special Issue, we aim to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and accelerate the transition to next-generation energy technologies.
We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Best regards,
Dr. Bushra Jabar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- 2D materials
- energy conversion
- energy storage
- material synthesis
- device performance
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