Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Under the dual pressures of global ecological environment deterioration and an increasing shortage of traditional fossil energy, utilizing renewable energy has become an important energy strategy for every country in the hopes of achieving social sustainability. Harvesting renewable energies from our ambient environments through the development of novel smart nanomaterials and micro/nanoscale energy technologies is of great practical significance. The emergence of nanogenerators, which can effectively harvest the environmental mechanical energy needed to generate electricity, provides a promising route to sustainable energy. The rapid development of nanogenerator technologies has gradually improved our understanding of energy harvesting. Also, new smart nanomaterials with new nanostructures need to be explored for nanogenerator systems in order to enhance the output performance and efficiency of nanogenerators.

This Special Issue on “Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy Applications” aims to cover recent achievements in the fields of novel nanomaterial fabrication and characterization as well as nanotechnology applications in environmental energy harvesting and self-powered systems.

Dr. Tao Jiang
Dr. Jianjun Luo
Guest Editors

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