Nanomaterials in Electrochemistry: Synthesis and Applications of Electrocatalysts
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2026) | Viewed by 1395
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nanomaterials have transformed the field of electrocatalysis by enabling the precise control of composition, morphology, defects, and interfaces. This includes tuning activity, selectivity, and durability across key reactions such as water splitting (HER/OER), oxygen reduction, CO2 reduction, nitrogen reduction, and metal–air systems. As such, coupling rational synthesis with in-depth characterization and theory is essential to identify structure–function relationships and guide scalable catalyst design.
We invite you to contribute to this Special Issue “Nanomaterials in Electrochemistry: Synthesis and Applications of Electrocatalysts” in Nanomaterials. We welcome the submission of original research and review articles that align with the journal’s scope, particularly studies integrating advanced (in situ/operando) characterization and computational modeling (DFT/MD/ML). Submissions focused on alkaline, neutral, and acidic environments—ranging from fundamental mechanisms to device-level demonstrations—are also encouraged.
This Special Issue aims to (i) elucidate design principles linking nanoscale features (defects/strain, phase and heterointerfaces, single-/dual-atom sites, amorphous-crystalline hybrids) to catalytic metrics; (ii) showcase scalable, reproducible synthesis and electrode architectures (binder-free, conductive scaffolds and EDL engineering) relevant to practical operation and long-term stability; (iii) promote mechanism-focused studies using operando probes and microkinetic/DFT analyses; and (iv) chart future directions for earth-abundant, durable electrocatalysts. Representative topics include rational synthesis strategies; transition-metal chalcogenides/phosphides/nitrides/oxides/oxyhydroxides and high-entropy systems; interface/support effects; in situ/operando methods; data-driven discovery; and performance benchmarking in electrolysis and metal–air devices.
Dr. Jing Hu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanomaterials
- electrocatalysis
- rational synthesis
- defect engineering
- heterostructures
- single-atom catalysts
- in situ/operando characterization
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