New Insights into Energy Storage and Conversion Materials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 321
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Meeting the energy demands of modern society while achieving sustainable development is an urgent challenge that we face. To achieve this, we need to search for new renewable energy resources and improve energy utilization efficiency. Green and renewable energy systems, such as hydrogen energy and metal-ion batteries, have varying degrees of industrial success and are able to meet the energy requirements of modern life. However, improving their efficiency remains a significant challenge. Nanomaterials exhibit unique characteristics, such as a large surface-to-volume ratio, high surface energy, quantum size effects, and quantum tunneling effects, which give them properties that conventional bulk materials lack in areas such as electronics, magnetism, and optics. Due to these properties, nanomaterials are the ideal choice for efficient energy storage and conversion materials.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for researchers to present their latest findings and developments in the field of nanomaterials, ranging from 0D to 3D, and their applications in energy storage and conversion. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Applications of nanomaterials in photocatalytic water spilling and water electrolysis;
- Nanomaterials for hydrogen storage;
- Applications of nanomaterials in metal-ion batteries and solid-state electrolytes;
- Applications of nanomaterials in gas adsorption and detection, such as hydrogen, COx, NOx, and SOx.
Prof. Dr. Xiaowei Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogen storage
- photocatalytic water spilling
- water electrolysis
- metal-ion batteries
- solid-state electrolytes
- gas adsorption and detection
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