Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for High-Performance Supercapacitors, Electrochromic Systems, and Electrochemical Energy Storage
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: supercapacitors; thin-film solar cells; copper; chalcopyrite; electrochromism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapidly growing demand for efficient, safe, and intelligent energy storage technologies is accelerating research on next-generation electrochemical systems. Supercapacitors, electrochromic devices, and hybrid energy-storage platforms are emerging as key technologies for smart wearables, IoT devices, electric transportation, portable electronics, and integrated energy-conversion systems. Achieving high energy density, long-term cycling stability, fast charge–discharge capability, and multifunctional performance requires the development of advanced nanomaterials with tailored physicochemical properties and engineered architectures.
This Special Issue invites original research and review articles focused on the rational design, synthesis, and performance enhancement of advanced nanomaterials for electrochemical energy-storage devices. Materials of interest include metal oxides and their spinels (e.g., NiCo2O4, Co3O4, MnO2, WO3), MXenes, two-dimensional nanosheets, metal–organic frameworks, perovskites, polymer-based electrodes, heterostructures, and carbon-based composites. Particular attention is given to rare-earth-engineered systems, where ions such as Ce, La, Gd, Nd, and Tb contribute to tunable electronic structures, oxygen-vacancy engineering, high redox activity, and enhanced ion transport.
Topics include morphology and interface engineering, defect- and dopant-modulated energy-storage behavior, flexible and wearable devices, integrated electrochromic–supercapacitor systems, kinetic and mechanistic analysis, computational modeling, surface chemistry regulation, and large-scale fabrication strategies. Submissions involving device-level studies, stability improvement, electrolyte innovation, and real-world prototype demonstrations are strongly encouraged.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for the global research community working across electrochemistry, materials science, nanotechnology, and device engineering, accelerating innovation toward sustainable, intelligent, and high-performance electrochemical energy-storage technologies.
Dr. Pritam J. Morankar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional nanomaterials
- electrochemistry
- electrochemical energy storage
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