Advanced Carbon-Based Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors and Sustainable Electrocatalysis: Cutting-Edge Energy Storage Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Carbon Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 181
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Interests: energy storage and conversion; supercapacitors; batteries; functional coatings and solid-state electrolyte materials; flexible electrochemical energy storage devices; water splitting; impedance spectroscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
With the rapid growth of the global population and the proliferation of modern electronics, the demand for compact, lightweight, safe, and efficient energy storage requirements has increased significantly. Consequently, discovering new, sustainable, and efficient energy sources has become a major challenge for research communities worldwide. Simultaneously, with the global trend of decarbonized energy concerns, next-generation aerospace and aircraft systems are also pivoting toward decarbonization, requiring decentralized and lightweight power solutions for solar-powered satellites. Governments and industry aim to reduce the carbon intensity of jet fuel by 5% by 2030 and achieve net-zero international aviation by 2050. In this scenario, supercapacitors—with their unique features such as their fast charge–discharge ability, high-power density, moderate energy density, long cycle life, and environmental friendliness—are emerging as key enablers for next-generation energy storage.
This Special Issue mainly focusses on advanced carbon-based electrode materials for supercapacitors and sustainable electrocatalysis. To deeply understand and summarize recent breakthroughs and future directions in this field, it is my pleasure to invite you to submit full research papers, communications, and review manuscripts to this issue.
Dr. Apurba Ray
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aerospace applications
- carbon-based electrodes
- electrochemical energy storage
- decarbonization
- sustainable electrocatalysis
- renewable energy
- supercapacitors
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