Surface Science and Functional Interfaces for Energy and Environmental Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Surfaces and interfaces govern the performance of nearly every technology aimed at addressing global energy and environmental challenges. The way charge, mass, and energy are transferred across a solid–liquid, solid–gas, or solid–solid boundary often determines the efficiency of an electrode, the selectivity of a catalyst, or the capacity of a sorbent. Recent advances in nanostructured and two-dimensional materials—MXenes, metal oxides, MOF-derived architectures, carbon-based frameworks, and their composites—have opened powerful new routes to engineer interfaces with tailored chemistry, defect structure, and reactivity.

This Special Issue aims to provide an open access forum for original research and review articles addressing the design, characterization, and application of functional surfaces and interfaces for energy and environmental technologies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, electrocatalysis and photocatalysis; energy storage (batteries and supercapacitors); adsorption and membrane-based separation; water and air remediation; defect and vacancy engineering; surface functionalization strategies; and advanced interfacial characterization techniques. Contributions bridging fundamental surface science with practical, sustainable applications are particularly encouraged.

Dr. Alzhan Baimenov
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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