The Section “Energy Materials” is a platform for the publication of original articles and comprehensive reviews relating to all aspects of fundamental science and applied research on materials used for harvesting, conversion, storage, transmission, and the utilization of energy.

As all of the articles published in our journal are of an open access format, you have free and unlimited access to the full texts. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers that were published in 2024, as listed below.

1. “Technological Advances and Market Developments of Solid-State Batteries: A Review”
by Felix Thomas, Lauren Mahdi, Julien Lemaire and Diogo M. F. Santos
Materials 2024, 17(1), 239; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17010239
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/1/239

2. “Capacitance Determination for the Evaluation of Electrochemically Active Surface Area in a Catalyst Layer of NiFe-Layered Double Hydroxides for Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyser”
by Zhong Xie, Wei Qu, Elizabeth A. Fisher, Jason Fahlman, Koichiro Asazawa, Takao Hayashi, Hiroshi Shirataki and Hideaki Murase
Materials 2024, 17(3), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030556
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/556

3. “Corrosion Mitigation in Molten Salt Environments”
by Sylvie Delpech, Charly Carrière, Alexandre Chmakoff, Alexandre Chmakoff, Laure Martinelli, Davide Rodrigues and Céline Cannes
Materials 2024, 17(3), 581; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030581
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/581

4. “Recent Developments in Materials for Physical Hydrogen Storage: A Review”
by Thi Hoa Le, Minsoo P. Kim, Chan Ho Park and Quang Nhat Tran
Materials 2024, 17(3), 666; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030666
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/666

5. “Multifunctionality Analysis of Structural Supercapacitors—A Review”
by Willi Zschiebsch, Yannick Sturm, Michael Kucher, Davood Peyrow Hedayati, Thomas Behnisch, Niels Modler and Robert Böhm
Materials 2024, 17(3), 739; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17030739
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/3/739

6. “Advancements and Challenges in High-Capacity Ni-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries”
by Mehdi Ahangari, Benedek Szalai, Josue Lujan, Meng Zhou and Hongmei Luo
Materials 2024, 17(4), 801; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17040801
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/4/801

7. “Smart Textile Flexible MnCo₂O₄ Electrodes: Urea Surface Modification for Improved Electrochemical Functionality”
by Manesh A. Yewale, Aviraj M. Teli, Sonali A. Beknalkar, Vineet Kumar and Dong-Kil Shin
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1866; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081866
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1866

8. “Thermal Energy Storage Using Phase Change Materials in High-Temperature Industrial Applications: Multi-Criteria Selection of the Adequate Material”
by Luisa F. Cabeza, Franklin R. Martínez, Franklin R. Martínez, Emiliano Borri, Svetlana Ushak and Cristina Prieto
Materials 2024, 17(8), 1878; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17081878
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/8/1878

9. “Printing and Coating Techniques for Scalable Organic Photovoltaic Fabrication”
by Bradley P. Kirk, Jonas M. Bjuggren, Gunther G. Andersson, Paul Dastoor and Mats R. Andersson
Materials 2024, 17(11), 2511; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17112511
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/11/2511

10. “Thermal Stability of Encapsulated Carbon-Based Multiporous-Layered-Electrode Perovskite Solar Cells Extended to Over 5000 h at 85 °C”
by Ryuki Tsuji, Ryuki Tsuji, Yuuma Nagano, Kota Oishi, Eiji Kobayashi and Seigo Ito
Materials 2024, 17(12), 3002; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17123002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/17/12/3002