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Nanomaterials for Energy and Catalysis Applications

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 1842

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School of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Interests: nanomaterials for energy conversion; (photo)electrochemical catalysis; electrosynthesis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The rapid economic growth and depletion of fossil fuels has led to a serious global environment and energy crisis in the past few decades. The development and utilization of clean and renewable energy sources for low-carbon cycles is urgently demanded, and is of great significance for global sustainable development. Nanomaterials have been widely studied in energy-related devices because of their unique structures and functional properties. This Special Issue titled “Nanomaterials for Energy and Catalysis Applications” will focus on functional nanomaterials for energy storage and conversion, as well as photo-/electro-catalysis-related applications, including but not limited to the following research areas: fuel cells, solar cells, batteries, supercapacitors, sensors, generators, water treatment, water splitting, hydrogen production, CO2 reduction, nitrogen reduction, organic synthesis, pollution degradation and biomass valorization.

We are pleased to invite you to contribute your research and review articles covering the above research areas and beyond to help advance the development of nanomaterials for energy and catalysis applications.

Prof. Dr. Xiaowen Yu
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • nanomaterials
  • solar cells
  • fuel cells
  • batteries
  • supercapacitors
  • catalysis

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Research on Electric Field—Induced Catalysis Using Single—Molecule Electrical Measurement
by Jieyao Lv, Ruiqin Sun, Qifan Yang, Pengfei Gan, Shiyong Yu and Zhibing Tan
Molecules 2023, 28(13), 4968; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28134968 - 24 Jun 2023
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The role of catalysis in controlling chemical reactions is crucial. As an important external stimulus regulatory tool, electric field (EF) catalysis enables further possibilities for chemical reaction regulation. To date, the regulation mechanism of electric fields and electrons on chemical reactions has been [...] Read more.
The role of catalysis in controlling chemical reactions is crucial. As an important external stimulus regulatory tool, electric field (EF) catalysis enables further possibilities for chemical reaction regulation. To date, the regulation mechanism of electric fields and electrons on chemical reactions has been modeled. The electric field at the single-molecule electronic scale provides a powerful theoretical weapon to explore the dynamics of individual chemical reactions. The combination of electric fields and single-molecule electronic techniques not only uncovers new principles but also results in the regulation of chemical reactions at the single-molecule scale. This perspective focuses on the recent electric field-catalyzed, single-molecule chemical reactions and assembly, and highlights promising outlooks for future work in single-molecule catalysis. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanomaterials for Energy and Catalysis Applications)
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