Dear Colleagues,

Due to the remarkable increase of fuel costs, and environmental pollution along with the global warming, intensive research interests are being directed to the development of energy source alternatives and energy storage devices. Particularly, the world cannot survive without wearable electronics running on energy storage systems, such as mobile phones, laptops, cameras, and so on. Supercapacitors (SC), as a member of energy storage, can reveal the superiority in power density, cycling stability, operating in the mild temperature compared to the battery electrodes. Nevertheless, we could not obtain any supercapacitor electrodes with optimal features up till now, that could satisfy the energy required for the market. Usually, the material of electrode and specified electrolytes can be key factors for enhancing the performance of the SC electrode. Hence, the outstanding properties of nanomaterials from 0D to 3D and their hybrids can be harnessed for energy storage uses. Furthermore, cost effective, green, and efficient electrolytes are too greatly appreciated.

Therefore, in this Special Issue, “advanced nanoarchitecture networks for energy storage devices and their  prosperous electrolytes”, we planned to cover the attention of the audience to the following aspects:

• MOFs and their derivatives-based electrodes.
• Graphene hybrids-based electrodes.
• Mxene hybrids-based electrodes.
• Quasi solid-state flexible supercapacitors (symmetrical and asymmetrical).
• 3D-printed supercapacitors.
• Metal oxides, hydroxides, sulphides, and phosphides.
• Polymer gel electrolytes.
• Integrated supercapacitors.

References:

[1] Zhu, Q.; Zhao, D.; Cheng, M.; Zhou, J.; Owusu, K.A.; Mai, L.; Yu, Y. A New View of Supercapacitors: Integrated Supercapacitors. Adv. Energy Mater. 2019, 36, 1901081.

[2] Goda, E.S.; Lee, S.; Sohail, M.; Yoon, K.R. Prussian Blue and Its Analogues as Advanced Supercapacitor Electrodes. J. Energy Chem. 2020, 50, 206–229.

[3] Haj, Y.A.; Balamurugan, J.; Kim, N.H.; Lee, J.H. Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Encapsulated Cobalt Iron Sulfide as an Advanced Electrode for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors. J. Mater. Chem. A. 2019, 7, 3941–3952.

Prof. Kuk Ro Yoon
Dr. Emad S. Goda
Dr. Sang Eun Hong
Guest Editors

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• nanoarchitectures
• nanocomposites
• flexible supercapacitors
• polymer gel electrolytes
• 2D hybrids