Exploring Sustainable and Scalable Materials for Energy Storage and Harvesting Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt
Interests: electrochromic thin films; photodetectors; porous materials; hybrid nanostructures; piezoresistive strain sensors; optical strain sensors; smart windows; phototransistor; solar cell; multiband materials; flexible sensors
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2. Physics Departement, Faculty of Science, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
Interests: semiconductor device physics; photovoltaics; material characterization; thin film fabrication; electrical characterization; nanoelectronics; solar energy materials; nanomaterials; comsol multiphysics; nanophotonics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for renewable energy solutions has driven research into advanced materials that enable efficient energy harvesting, storage, and conversion. This Special Issue invites research articles on novel materials for energy harvesting (e.g., solar cells, piezoelectric/triboelectric nanogenerators, thermoelectrics) and storage (e.g., sustainable batteries, supercapacitors, phase-change thermal systems). Contributions should address material design, performance optimization, and integration into eco-friendly technologies.
This Special Issue seeks studies employing advanced characterization techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), SEM, and XRD to elucidate structural, conduction, and stability properties under varied operational conditions. This issue aims to advance the development of high-performance energy systems through innovative materials and analytical methodologies. Theoretical, experimental, and computational studies are welcome.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Solar energy harvesting/photovoltaic materials;
- Piezoelectric energy harvesting;
- Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs);
- Thermoelectric generators (TEGs);
- Sustainable battery materials;
- Supercapacitors and hybrid energy storage;
- Thermal energy storage (TES)/phase change materials (PCMs);
- Electrochemical characterization of energy materials;
- Integrated energy storage-harvesting systems.
Dr. Rehab Ramadan
Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Elshorbagy
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photovoltaic materials
- triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)
- thermoelectric generators (TEGs)
- supercapacitors
- energy storage materials
- phase change materials (PCMs)
- integrated energy systems
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