The 15th Anniversary of Materials—Recent Advances in Energy Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Launched in 2008, Materials has provided readers with high-quality content edited by active researchers in materials science for 15 years, through a model of sustainable open access and outstanding editorial service. Today, published papers receive more than 1,500,000 views per month, with readers from more than 150 countries and regions.

We would like to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the journal Materials with a Special Issue on the recent advances in energy materials. Right now, we are experiencing an important ecological and energy transition, in order to reduce the impact of anthropogenic action on our planet. In this scenario, the study and development of new materials for energy represents an essential milestone for achieving the set objectives. Trying to use non-critical raw materials, exploiting waste products, developing recycling strategies and functionalizing materials in order to guarantee a longer life are just some of the objectives of the scientific community. This is followed by their testing and validation in energy devices, among which solar cells, batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells and integrated systems stand out.

In this broad panorama, this Special Issue collects the most important achievements in the field of energy materials.

Prof. Dr. Federico Bella
Guest Editor

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