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Innovative Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems

A special issue of Nanoenergy Advances (ISSN 2673-706X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 3087

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Carmen M. Rangel

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Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Amadora, Portugal
Interests: materials for energy; fuel cells; water electrolysis; CO2 reduction
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Dr. Joao Ventura

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IFIMUP, Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
Interests: energy harvesting; nanotechnology applicable to building envelopes; high reflective and cool materials
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Dr. Elby Titus

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Center for Automation and Technology (TEMA), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: Co-B@Ni/RGO nanocomposite; graphene nanotubes; electronic structure calculations
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The journal Nanoenergy Advances (MDPI) is pleased to announce a Special Issue on “Innovative Materials for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems.” This issue aims to showcase the latest breakthroughs and cutting-edge research in the design, synthesis, and application of advanced materials that drive progress toward a cleaner and more sustainable energy future.

We invite authors to contribute original research papers and comprehensive reviews covering, but not limited to, the following topics:

  • Nanomaterials;
  • Batteries and fuel cells;
  • Catalysis and carbon-based materials;
  • Photovoltaics and biofuels;
  • Polymer-based hydrogen storage;
  • Hydrogen production via various methods;
  • Crystalline and porous materials for hydrogen storage.

This Special Issue will also feature selected high-quality articles presented at the following international conferences:

We warmly invite researchers and experts from academia and industry to submit their latest findings and contribute to this exciting Special Issue that advances the frontiers of renewable and sustainable energy materials.

Dr. Carmen M. Rangel
Dr. Joao Ventura
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Dr. Elby Titus
Guest Editor Assistant

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Keywords

  • nanomaterials
  • batteries
  • fuel cells
  • catalysis and carbon-based materials
  • photovoltaics and biofuels
  • hydrogen storage
  • hydrogen production
  • crystalline and porous materials

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Nano-Enhanced Binary Eutectic PCM with SiC for Solar HDH Desalination Systems
by Rahul Agrawal, Kashif Mushtaq, Daniel López Pedrajas, Iqra Irfan and Breogán Pato-Doldán
Nanoenergy Adv. 2026, 6(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv6010004 - 9 Jan 2026
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Freshwater scarcity is increasing day by day and has already reached a threatening level, especially in remotely populated areas. One of the technological solutions to this rising concern could be the use of the solar-based humidification–dehumidification (SHDH) method for water desalination. This technology [...] Read more.
Freshwater scarcity is increasing day by day and has already reached a threatening level, especially in remotely populated areas. One of the technological solutions to this rising concern could be the use of the solar-based humidification–dehumidification (SHDH) method for water desalination. This technology is a promising solution but has challenges such as solar intermittency. This challenge can be solved by integrating SHDH with the phase change material as a solar energy storage medium. Therefore, a novel nano-enhanced binary eutectic phase change material (NEPCM) was developed in this project. PCM consisting of 70 wt.% stearic acid (ST) and 30 wt.% suberic acid (SBU) with a varying concentration of silicon carbide (SiC) nanoparticles (NPs) (0.1 to 3 wt.%) was synthesized specifically considering the need of SHDH application. The systematic thermophysical characterization was conducted to investigate their energy storage capacity, thermal durability, and performance consistency over repeated cycles. DSC analysis revealed that the addition of SiC NPs preserved the thermal stability of the NEPCM, while the phase transition temperature remained nearly unchanged with a variation of less than 0.74%. The value of latent heat is inversely related to the nanoparticle concentration, i.e., from 142.75 kJ/kg for the base PCM to 131.24 kJ/kg at 3 wt.% loading. This corresponds to reductions in latent heat ranging between 0.98% and 8.06%. The FTIR measurement confirms that no chemical reactions or no new functional groups were formed. All original functional groups of ST and SBU remained intact, showing that incorporating the SiC NP to the PCM lead to physical interactions (e.g., hydrogen bonding or surface adsorption). The TGA analysis showed that the SiC NPs in the NEPCM act as supporting material, and its nano-doping enhanced the final degradation temperature and thermal stability. There was negligible change in thermal conductivity for nanoparticle loadings of 0.1% and 0.4%; however, it increased progressively by 5.2%, 10.8%, 23.12%, and 25.8% at nanoparticle loadings of 0.7%, 1%, 2%, and 3%, respectively, at 25 °C. Thermal reliability was analyzed through a DSC thermal cycling test which confirmed the suitability of the material for the desired applications. Full article
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Graphene-Based Memristive and Photomemristive Nanosensors for Energy-Efficient Information Processing
by Gennady N. Panin
Nanoenergy Adv. 2026, 6(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/nanoenergyadv6010006 - 9 Feb 2026
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The emergence of advanced low-dimensional materials of the graphene family opens up unique opportunities for energy-efficient and fast processing of electrical and optical signals in a wide spectral range from ultraviolet to infrared. Non-volatile resistive states in memristors based on two-dimensional (2D) crystals, [...] Read more.
The emergence of advanced low-dimensional materials of the graphene family opens up unique opportunities for energy-efficient and fast processing of electrical and optical signals in a wide spectral range from ultraviolet to infrared. Non-volatile resistive states in memristors based on two-dimensional (2D) crystals, 1D nanoribbons, and 0D quantum dots are accessible for control by light and an electric field due to polarization and rearrangement of sp2-sp3 hybridization of carbon atoms, as well as due to photoinduced phase transitions. Two-dimensional materials possess unique structural and electronic properties required for the development of highly efficient nanoenergy memristor devices for low-energy information technology. This article discusses memristors and photomemristors based on graphene, graphene oxide, diamane, and chalcogenide semiconductors such as MoS2, WSe2, MoS2−xOx, which are structurally similar to graphene and have a 2D layered structure. Memristors based on graphene and graphene oxide, bigraphene, and diamane, fabricated using localized electron irradiation, exhibit nonlinear behavior and well-controlled memristive states associated with sp2-sp3 transitions of carbon atoms under low-power conditions. The review highlights the dual role of graphene as an active material and electrode, as well as the redox control mechanism. Due to a well-controlled redox process, graphene-based devices exhibit the dynamic behavior required for neuromorphic computing directly in the sensor, reducing the energy and time costs associated with data processing. Neuromorphic computing in a photomemristor-based sensor enables the creation of a compact nano-energy system for real-time information recognition in a wide spectral range, similar to biological vision, for use in self-driving cars, personalized medicine, and other applications. Full article
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