New Functional Materials for Energy Storage

Dear Colleagues,

It is my immense pleasure to invite you to submit to the upcoming Special Issue titled “New Functional Materials for Energy Storage” in Molecules (Impact Factor 4.412).

The successful commercialization of existing energy storage devices including lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), supercapacitors, fuel cells, and solar cells is mainly possible due to the evolution of innovative functional materials. The adoption of sustainable energy storage devices was strongly believed to be a permanent solution in the fight against global carbon emissions. Electrode materials are the chief components of electrochemical energy storage devices, and their function is not only to store the harvested energy; they hold diverse properties. It has to be acknowledged here that the adoption of the unique materials engineering approach with proper surface morphology and personalized properties could impart specific functions to the electrode materials, increasing the versatility and applicability of electrode materials and thus the energy storage devices for the betterment of eco-friendly society. The primary goal of this Special Issue is to summarize the prevailing functional materials strategies and innovations for existing energy storage devices. Research articles, review articles, and communications are invited for this Special Issue.

Dr. Vaiyapuri Soundharrajan
Prof. Dr. Li Du
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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