Advanced Materials and Technologies for Hydrogen Storage and Generation
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2026) | Viewed by 2104
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hydrogen energy; clean fuel energy; carbon capture; utilization; geothermal energy; petroleum engineering; storage research
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The global transition toward clean energy has made hydrogen a central pillar in relation to the future of sustainable energy systems. Hydrogen offers a high energy density, clean combustion, and versatile applications across sectors; however, its widespread adoption is still challenged by critical limitations in storage and generation technologies. The development of advanced materials and innovative technologies plays a pivotal role in overcoming these barriers.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of novel materials and technologies for efficient hydrogen storage and generation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, solid-state hydrogen storage materials (e.g., metal hydrides, complex hydrides, and MOFs), nanostructured catalysts for hydrogen production via water splitting, thermochemical and photocatalytic processes, and hybrid systems integrating storage and generation. Additionally, subsurface hydrogen production technologies are considered. Studies employing experimental approaches, modeling, or a combination of both are welcomed.
Particular attention will be given to interdisciplinary research that bridges materials science, chemical engineering, energy systems, and nanotechnology to develop scalable and sustainable hydrogen solutions.
We invite researchers from academia and industry to contribute original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that will advance the state of knowledge and practice in this important field.
Dr. Chinedu Junior Okere
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogen storage materials
- hydrogen generation technologies
- metal hydrides
- photocatalytic water splitting
- electrochemical hydrogen production
- nanomaterials for hydrogen applications
- solid-state hydrogen storage
- thermochemical hydrogen production
- subsurface hydrogen production
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