Advanced Functional Materials in Energy Storage and Conversion
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 23
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Driven by the growing demand for carbon neutrality, advanced functional materials serve as pivotal facilitators for the creation of sustainable energy technologies due to their tunable physicochemical properties and structural adaptability. This Special Issue showcases cutting-edge advancements in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of functional materials for use in addressing the critical challenges facing both energy storage (e.g., dielectric capacitors, solid-state batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells) and conversion (e.g., electrocatalytic CO2 conversion, sensors, actuators) systems. Contributions from interdisciplinary fields, including computational modeling and simulation, machine learning, chemistry, materials science, and environmental engineering, among others, are encouraged to accelerate the innovation and development of sustainable energy solutions. The scope of this Special Issue encompasses a broad range of advanced functional materials, spanning from dielectrics, piezoelectrics, thermoelectrics, and ferroelectrics for energy storage and conversion to those enabling the achievement of energy efficiency, carbon capture/utilization, hydrogen production, environmental remediation, and beyond.
We invite authors to submit their original full research papers, communications, and review articles to this Special Issue, with the aim of fostering a collaborative exploration of the role advanced functional materials play in propelling the development of sustainable energy storage and conversion technologies.
Dr. Bei Li
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- catalysis
- CO2 conversion
- hydrogen production
- energy storage and conversion
- sustainable energy technologies
- modelling and simulation
- machine learning
- in situ characterization
- green synthesis
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