Advances in Electrocatalysts: Synthesis and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

As climate change continues to challenge our lives, reducing carbon emissions to net-zero by the middle of this century became a global agreement for the sustainable development of human society. Unfortunately, present-day energy and industries heavily rely on fossil fuels and feedstocks, averaging 13 and 7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, which is about 60% of the world’s annual carbon emissions. Carbon-neutral energy and industries are therefore paramount for limiting the global temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celcius.

Electrocatalysis features great potential in terms of carbon-neutral fuel and chemical syntheses and high-energy-density storage of intermittent renewables. The design of electrocatalysts typically plays a key role in determining reaction activity and product selectivity, two important parameters impacting the economic viability of the entire process.

As a guest editor of Materials, I am pleased to announce that a new Special Issue titled “Advances in Electrocatalysts: Synthesis and Applications” will be kicked off. The Special Issue welcomes original submissions in the form of reviews and articles. The topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Computational electrocatalysis
• Electrocatalyst synthesis
• Water electrolysis
• CO₂ electroreduction
• NH₃ electrosynthesis
• Fuel cell catalysts
• Catalysts for electrochemical organic synthesis
• Design of electrocatalytic reactors

Prof. Dr. Yuhang Wang
Guest Editor

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