From Lab to Industry: Structure, Durability, and Cost in Next-Generation Water-Splitting Catalysts
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 96
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Interests: nanomaterials; sensors; hydrogen production; supercapacitors
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Interests: nanomaterials; hydrogen production; supercapacitors; sensors and environmental remediation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The urgent global demand for green hydrogen highlights the need for efficient, durable, and scalable water-splitting technologies. While remarkable progress has been achieved in developing active catalysts, translating laboratory successes into industrially viable systems remains a critical challenge. This Special Issue focuses on bridging that gap by addressing three central pillars of innovation: structure, durability, and cost. We invite contributions that explore the rational design of advanced catalysts, including 2D materials, nanoporous frameworks, MXenes, single-atom sites, and high-entropy alloys, alongside novel strategies to enhance stability, suppress degradation, and enable seawater or impure-water electrolysis. Works emphasizing cost reduction, scalable synthesis, device-level validation, and techno-economic analyses are particularly encouraged. We welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and mini-reviews that provide new insights into accelerating the transition from lab-scale discoveries to industrial hydrogen production systems.
Dr. Israr Ul Hassan
Dr. Gowhar Ahmad Naikoo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 2D materials
- nanoporous materials
- MXenes
- single-atom sites
- high-entropy alloys
- durability and scalability
- electrolysis
- water splitting
- green hydrogen production
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