Design and Development of Hybrid Nanostructures for Energy Storage Application

Dear Colleagues,

Extensive research has been conducted on nanomaterials for energy storage over the past few decades. Alongside the development of new energy, various advanced hybrid nanostructures with excellent performances have been explored and adopted in lithium batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, supercapacitors, piezoelectric materials, etc., leading to significant improvement in device performance and physicochemical properties. Recent advances in nanomaterials for energy devices have integrated multifunctional ordered nanostructures and introduced new technologies to study the mechanisms underlying their enhancing performances. Such progress and materials will aid the development of energy storage.

We are seeking original research and review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to design and develop ingenious hybrid nanomaterials for highly efficient devices, as well as broadening our understanding of the mechanisms of energy storage processes. This Special Issue aims to cover a wide range of subjects, from hybrid nanomaterial synthesis to the design and characterization of energy devices and technologies with nanomaterial integration.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

• Design and preparation of novel hybrid nanostructures for improved energy harvesting and conversion efficiencies;
• Nanomaterials or nanocomposites development, synthesis, and fabrication for secondary batteries including Li-ion, Li-S, Li-air, Na-ion, K-ion, Al-air, Zn-air, and Mg-air batteries;
• Hybrid nanostructures used in fuel cells, solar cells, supercapacitors, and piezoelectric materials;
• Novel nanotextured/nanostructured materials for efficient energy devices;
• Nanomaterial-based technologies for energy storage and conversion.

Prof. Dr. Yuezhong Meng
Guest Editor

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