D1: Advanced Energy Materials
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
The increasing energy demand due to growing global population and the critical relationship between Energy, environment and sustainability lead to novel discoveries and advancement in the field of Energy Materials in search of alternative resources. Energy materials is making ground breaking developments in the science of materials innovation and production. The major significance of Energy helps in strengthening the research and advancement of materials for energy applications. The universal emphasis on energy is to develop materials for energy generation, low energy processing, energy conservation and conversion to meet the increasing energy demand. Download Section Flyer
Advancing our science and technology, from fundamental breakthroughs in materials and chemistry to improving manufacturing processes, is critical to our energy future. These advances will require a new generation of advanced materials, including
- Energy and Power Materials
- Energy Storage
- Batteries, such as Lithium-ion batteries, Na-ion batteries, Zinc-ion batteries, Aluminum-ion battery, metal-air batteries, aqueous batteries and more
- Electrolytes and electrode materials for solar cells/batteries/supercapacitors
- Electrochemical capacities
- Energy Conversion
- Semiconducting materials for solar or photovoltaic cells, such as perovskite materials, polymer materials, dye-sensitized materials, QDs silicon-based materials, hybrid materials, and more
- Magnetocalorics, Piezoelectronics, Thermoelectrics, Photoelectrochemical, Photosensitive materials and devices
- Power-to-fuels and fuel cells
- Microturbines
- Waste heat recovery
- Water splitting and photocatalysis
- Electric Propulsion Components
- Energy Dissipation
- Energy Sources, such as fossil fuels, nuclear and more
- Energy Storage
- Structural and Multifunctional Materials
- Propulsion
- Batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles
- Thermal insulation material
- EM and acoustic energy wave management
- Electronic and Photonic Materials
- Power electronic components, RF switching
- High power lasers, inorganic optical limiters (laser eye)
- Microreactors for compact power
- Functional Organic and Hybrid Materials
- Fuel cell membranes
- Metal-organic catalysts
- Molecular/macromolecular magnets
- Bioderived and Bioinspired Materials
- Catalysis
- Biomass and Biofuel production
- Biomimetic kinetic energy protection
- Energy conversion, photosynthesis
- Bioinspired battery and fuel cell devices
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Innovations in Advanced Electromagnetic Devices, Materials and Processes for Environmental Protection and Energy Applications (Deadline: 14 November 2024)
- Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage–Challenges and Opportunities (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- Trends and Prospects in Advanced Energy Materials 2023 (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Functional Materials for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters and Potential Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- 2D Crystals for Zeroing Energy Expenses in the Construction Sector (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Energy, Engineering and Materials 2024 (Deadline: 8 January 2025)
- Materials and Energy in Negative and Neutral Carbon Society: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 24 January 2025)
- Emerging Topics in Future Energy Materials (Deadline: 29 January 2025)
- Materials for the Renewable Technologies: Challenges, Opportunities and Recent Advances (Deadline: 14 February 2025)
- Electrochemical Analysis and Advanced Materials for Electrodes in Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers (Deadline: 18 February 2025)
- Research on Improvement and Application of Energy Materials Based on Advanced Polymer Materials (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Research on Advanced Energy Materials for Meeting Global Energy Challenges (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Design Advanced Materials and Structures in Energy Systems (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Insulating Materials for Future Power Systems: Performance Analysis, Defect Detection and Condition Assessment (Deadline: 15 April 2025)
- Nanomaterials and Their Applications in Energy Storage and Conversion (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Sustainable Development of Nanomaterials for Advanced Energy Fuels and Environmental Protection (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Advanced Battery Materials for Energy Storage (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: