Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications

Dear Colleagues, 

Global warming and dwindling carbon-based resources have led to great demand in developing sustainable energy from renewable energy sources to meet today’s technological advancement. Conversely, it is challenging to switch the intermittent forms of these energies, and thus, extensive research is being concentrated on the design and development of efficient energy storage and conversion devices such as fuel cells, supercapacitors, and lithium-ion batteries. Based on their electrode materials suitability, the efficiency of the energy system has been widely investigated. Porous materials, including metal oxides, carbonaceous matrixes, and polymeric materials, have been of particular interest due to their large specific area. Several metal oxides/sulfides and their variants have been shown to be good choices for electrode materials, providing significantly higher specific capacitance and power densities. However, they are relatively expensive and slightly less than environmentally friendly, which has greatly limited their application. The present Special Issue of Micromachines will address developments in the field of metal oxides/sulfides, carbon-based materials, and their nanocomposites as promising aspirants in energy storage and conversion applications.

Dr. Sankar Sekar
Dr. Sekar Saravanan
Guest Editors

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