Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials and Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Given current global issues such as climate change, global warming, the energy crisis, the need for bio-nanomaterials, and environmental concerns, academic and industrial researchers worldwide are focusing on designing and developing new nanomaterials, alloys, and conductive polymers. Biomaterials, electrocatalysts, semiconductors, supercapacitors, energy conversion into solar cells, electrochromic devices, and energy storage/release are just a few applications that can benefit from the multifunctional capabilities of these versatile materials.

Many synthetic approaches to the manufacture of nanostructures, alloys, and conductive polymers are currently available, but among them, electrochemical methods (e.g., simple electrochemical oxidation (anodizing) of metals or electropolymerization) are particularly attractive due to their simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and versatility.

Therefore, in this Special Issue of Materials, regular research papers and reviews on all aspects of the electrochemical synthesis and characterization of nanostructures, alloys, thin films, and conductive polymers with a wide range of applicability are welcome.

This Special Issue welcomes, but is not limited to, manuscripts on the following topics:

• Nanoelectrochemistry;
• Electrochemical processing of nanomaterials, thin films and conductive polymers;
• Electrochemical characterization of nanostructures, alloys, and conductive polymers;
• Corrosion and corrosion protection;
• Intrinsically conducting polymers;
• Electrochemical synthesis and surface film formation;
• Deposition of alloys;
• Oxides and semiconductors;
• Photoelectrochemistry of semiconductors;
• Applications of nanostructures, alloys, and conductive polymers in various fields, including photoelectrochemistry, electrocatalysts, energy conversion, electrochromic energy storage devices, bio-nanomaterials; semiconductors, photovoltaics; water purification, electrochemical sensors and monitoring techniques, and others.

Dr. Mihaela Mindroiu Vasilica
Guest Editor

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• electrochemical materials science
• energy storage and conversion
• electrocatalysts
• electrolyte
• batteries
• supercapacitors
• solar cells