Next-Generation Materials for Energy Storage
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 6
Special Issue Editors
Interests: passive cooling; solar water harvesting; vapor water capturing; optofluidic design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advances in materials science are transforming the future of energy storage technologies, enabling greater efficiency, safety, and scalability. This Special Issue of Materials focuses on innovative developments in semiconductors, metals, ceramics, polymers, nanostructures, and heterostructures, all of which play a key role in next-generation energy storage systems. We invite contributions that explore the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of these materials in solid-state batteries, thermal storage, passive cooling, hybrid systems, and other related fields. Topics of interest include:
- Semiconductors: materials for ion and electron transport;
- Metals: high-capacity electrodes and redox-active components;
- Ceramics: solid electrolytes and phase-change storage media;
- Polymers: flexible, lightweight, and chemically stable systems;
- Nanostructures: materials with enhanced surface area and fast kinetics;
- Heterostructures: multifunctional architectures with synergistic properties;
- Interface engineering and studies on degradation and long-term stability.
This issue aims to highlight how materials innovation underpins technological progress in energy storage. We welcome original research articles, reviews, and perspectives—especially those that connect fundamental insights with real-world applications.
Dr. Jipeng Fei
Dr. Roberto Lopez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optics
- thermal regulation
- meta-material
- passive (radiative) cooling
- phase change material
- dynamic optical design
- smart materials
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