Advanced Materials for Energy and Catalytic Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanoporous energy materials, high-performance metallic materials and forming technologies
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Interests: energy catalysis; single atom catalysts; aqueous battery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced materials for energy and catalysis are fundamental to driving breakthrough innovations in critical areas such as renewable energy conversion and storage, green chemical engineering, and environmental remediation. The development of high-performance, stable, and cost-effective materials and catalysts is essential for building a sustainable future. This Special Issue, “Advanced Materials for Energy and Catalytic Applications,” seeks to present cutting-edge research on material design, synthesis strategies, mechanism understanding, and performance optimization, with a focus on innovative applications in energy conversion (e.g., electrocatalysis, photocatalysis), energy storage (e.g., batteries, supercapacitors), and efficient catalytic transformations. By disseminating significant scientific discoveries and engineering advances, we aim to foster new insights and provide practical solutions to accelerate progress in both academia and industry.
This Special Issue aligns with the scope of Materials and will explore the latest developments in the field. We welcome original research articles and reviews that investigate fundamental mechanisms, report experimental breakthroughs, advance characterization techniques, and employ computational modeling. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced electrode materials (secondary batteries, supercapacitors, etc.).
- Catalytic materials (water splitting, pollutant degradation, organic synthesis, etc.).
- The design and synthesis of novel catalytic materials (single-atom catalysts, nanostructured materials, MOFs, etc.).
- The in situ characterization of catalytic and energy conversion processes.
- Catalysis for energy-related processes (hydrogen production, carbon capture and utilization, fuel synthesis, etc.).
- Material computation, simulation, and AI-aided study.
- The integration and application of high-performance energy devices and systems.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Zhifeng Wang
Prof. Dr. Xijun Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrode materials
- battery
- catalytic materials
- energy storage and conversion
- material simulation and calculation
- water splitting
- pollutant degradation
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