Advances in Low-Cost Energy Materials and Thin Films
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Engineering for Energy Harvesting, Conversion, and Storage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2024) | Viewed by 4548
Special Issue Editor
Interests: energy materials; 2D materials; synthesis; thin film fabrication; crystal growth; batteries; supercapacitors; electro(photo)catalysis; photovoltaics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of novel energy materials has been boosting the revolution of the energy structure in recent decades. One typical example is the battery technique. Since the discovery of secondary batteries, electrical devices have become increasingly popular, and the portion of green electricity in our society has increased dramatically. Nowadays, together with battery technology, other renewable energy technologies such as fuel cells, supercapacitors, solar cells, and electro(photo)catalytical hydrogen generation, play an increasingly important role in modern society. However, it is still a challenge to widely integrate these novel energy technologies into modern society due to a lack of appropriate materials to meet the demand of low-cost and satisfying performance. Research on low-cost and high-performance materials requires continuous effort. In this Special Issue, we would like to solicit manuscripts reporting recent progress in this area. The design, synthesis, processing, and characterization of low-cost materials and thin film devices, including but not limited to nano-oxides, nano-carbides and their composites, for renewable energy applications are highly encouraged.
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Novel approaches of material design, synthesis and processing for energy applications;
- Synthesis of novel energy materials;
- Understanding of structures and properties of novel materials;
- Thin film energy devices;
- Nanomaterials and nanostructures for energy applications;
- Low-cost materials and manufacturing approaches.
Prof. Dr. Huiyu Yuan
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- energy materials
- synthesis processing
- low cost
- thin films
- nanomaterials