Polymers for Energy Storage, Conversion and Recovery
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 232
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymers are ubiquitous for the vast majority of technologies, from packaging to biomedical to energy applications. As critical components for energy storage and conversion devices, functional polymers, e.g., polymer electrolytes, electrode binders, and protective coatings, are in great demand to address the emerging challenges in both research and manufacturing.
The aim of this Special Issue is to showcase research and review articles with original contributions to the design, synthesis, and modeling of polymer materials, particularly those focused on energy-related applications. Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Understanding of the electrochemical phenomena and structure-property correlations for polymers;
- Novel synthetic or processing approaches to enhancing the properties of polymer materials for battery and fuel cell applications;
- Rational design of polymers for new electrochemical systems;
- Modeling transport phenomena in functional polymers.
Dr. Tianyu Zhu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- functional polymers
- polymer electrolytes
- batteries
- fuel cells
- transport phenomena
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