Functional Nanostructured Materials for Advanced Supercapacitor Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials and Metal-Organic Frameworks".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2026 | Viewed by 2
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Interests: biomass materials; carbon materials; energy storage; electrochemical; structure design
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Dear Colleagues,
The urgent demand for efficient and sustainable energy storage technologies has sparked an increasing interest in supercapacitors due to their high power density, fast charge–discharge capability, and long cycle life. The performance of supercapacitors is largely determined by the design and functionality of electrode materials. This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in functional nanostructured materials for advanced supercapacitor applications. It welcomes original research and review articles on a broad range of materials, including porous carbons, metal oxides/sulfides/selenides, conductive polymers, framework materials (e.g., MOFs and COFs), and their hybrid composites. Particular emphasis will be placed on innovations in material synthesis, morphology control, heterostructure engineering, and the correlation between microstructure and electrochemical performance. Studies that explore scalable fabrication, in situ characterization, and theoretical simulations are also encouraged. This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for showcasing cutting-edge developments in next-generation electrode materials that push the limits of energy and power densities in supercapacitor technologies.
Dr. Weigang Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- supercapacitors
- functional nanomaterials
- porous carbon materials
- metal oxides/sulfides/selenides
- hybrid nanostructures
- framework materials (MOFs, COFs)
- conductive polymers
- energy storage
- electrode materials
- electrochemical performance
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