The Development of Sustainable Nanomaterials for Green Energy Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 3462
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Interests: nanostructures; semiconductors; sensing; energy
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Dear Colleagues,
The finite supply of fossil fuels, climate change, increasing pollution, and the growing global energy demand are great stimuli for the scientific community to develop renewable and sustainable energy solutions towards lower-carbon options and a carbon-neutral environment. The development of sustainable materials with favorable properties is key for such a transition. Within this scenario, nanotechnology can open the way to reduce production and materials cost by maintaining a high level of performance. As a matter of fact, materials at the nanometric scale show exceptional properties and higher catalytic activity compared with the bulk counterpart, due to the high surface-to-volume ratio and quantum confinement effects.
The present Special Issue on Nanomaterials aims to present comprehensive research outlining progress in the application of sustainable nanomaterials to improve the efficiency of green energy applications, such as their production, storage, transport, and utilization. We welcome novel results on the optimization of synthesis methods, the quantitative determination of nanostructures’ intrinsic properties, and the realization of efficient prototypes for green energy production, storage and conversion. We invite authors to contribute with original research articles covering the current progress in the application of sustainable nanomaterials in green energy applications. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Electrocatalysts for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical hydrogen and oxygen evolution reaction;
- Transparent and conductive oxides for solar cell applications;
- Energy harvesting (nanogenerators, piezoelectric materials, etc.);
- Nanostructure-based electrodes for electrochemical and photoelectrochemical energy storage devices (supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, post-LIB solutions, etc.);
- Solid electrolytes;
- Proton or anion exchange membranes;
- Solid-state H2 storage.
Prof. Salvo Mirabella
Dr. Giacometta Mineo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanostructures
- sustainability
- green energy
- electrochemistry
- photoelectrochemistry
- hydrogen evolution reaction
- oxygen evolution reaction
- supercapacitors
- lithium-ion batteries
- solar cells
- transparent conductive oxides
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