Nanocomposite Design for Energy-Related Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Materials in nanoscale dimensions possess unique electronic, physical, and mechanical properties compared with their bulk counterparts, enabling their diverse applications in batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, fuel cells, multifunctional catalysts, and many more. In particular, nanocomposites synergistically combine the unique properties of multiple nanomaterial components, and their multiple functionalities offer them more flexibility in chemical composition, morphology, and properties for specific applications. Research on composite nanomaterials has recently provided opportunities in a broad spectrum of novel energy-related applications; this includes energy harvesting, conversion, and storage. We invite authors to contribute comprehensive reviews and original research articles covering the most recent progress and new developments in designing advanced nanocomposites for energy-related applications. The format of welcomed articles includes full papers, communications, perspective views, and reviews. We believe this research topic will bring a broad impact and is of interest to a broad spectrum of readers in chemistry, materials, nanoscience, and energy science and technologies.

The areas to be covered in this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to:

• Prediction and simulation of the properties of novel nanocomposite systems
• Structural and compositional design of nanocomposites and new synthetic methods
• Advanced characterization of nanocomposites
• Fundamental understanding of the synergy of nanocomposites
• Performance optimization of nanocomposites for energy-related applications 

Prof. Dr. Hanfeng Liang
Prof. Dr. Qiu Jiang
Dr. Gang Huang
Prof. Dr. Yizhou Zhang
Guest Editors

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