Advanced Functional Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy Conversion, Storage, and Environmental Remediation

Topic Information

Dear Colleagues,

We invite high-quality original research and review articles on the development and application of advanced functional nanomaterials for sustainable energy and environmental technologies. This Topic focuses on innovative nanomaterials, hybrid nanoarchitectures, and scalable nanotechnologies for energy conversion, energy storage, hydrogen production, fuel cells, photocatalysis, and environmental remediation. Contributions addressing air and water pollution control, adsorbents, catalytic processes, and next-generation sustainable systems are particularly encouraged. Interdisciplinary studies bridging materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry, environmental engineering, and energy research are highly welcome. In particular, submissions exploring artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and data-driven approaches for the design, discovery, optimization, and performance prediction of nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications are strongly encouraged.

The article types invited include full papers, communications, and reviews. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advanced functional nanomaterials and hybrid nanoarchitectures
• Nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage and supercapacitors
• Nanotechnology for sustainable energy conversion
• Electrocatalysis and photocatalysis for clean energy production
• Nanomaterials for fuel cells and carbon-neutral energy systems
• Adsorbents and catalytic materials for environmental remediation
• Photocatalytic degradation of environmental pollutants
• Scalable and sustainable nanomaterial synthesis and fabrication
• AI-assisted design, discovery, and optimization of nanomaterials

Dr. Suchithra Padmajan Sasikala
Prof. Dr. Werner Blau
Prof. Dr. Luca Di Palma
Prof. Dr. Wilian Jesus Pech-Rodríguez
Topic Editors

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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
AI Materials aimater	-	-	2026	15.0 days *	CHF 1000	Submit
Applied Nano applnano	-	5.9	2020	15.7 Days	CHF 1000	Submit
Coatings coatings	3.4	6.1	2011	13 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Energies energies	3.9	8.3	2008	16.8 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Materials materials	3.7	7.0	2008	15.5 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Nanoenergy Advances nanoenergyadv	4.2	7.9	2021	15.2 Days	CHF 1200	Submit
Nanomaterials nanomaterials	4.8	10.3	2010	14 Days	CHF 2400	Submit

* Median value for all MDPI journals in the second half of 2025.

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