Carbon Materials for Electrocatalysis
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalytic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2025 | Viewed by 111
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrocatalysis; fuel cells; metal–air batteries; water electrolysis; supercapacitor; electrochemical/photoelectrochemical biosensors
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electrocatalysis plays a crucial role in a wide range of technologies, from energy conversion and storage to chemical synthesis and environmental remediation. Carbon materials, such as activated carbon, carbon fiber, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and porous carbon, are widely used as supports for electrocatalysts or as active materials themselves in electrocatalysis due to their unique properties such as high electrical conductivity, large surface area, and tuneable physical and chemical properties. In recent years, researchers are focusing on developing composite materials by combining carbon materials with metal nanoparticles or other catalysts to enhance performance. There is also interest in designing hierarchical structures that can provide both high surface area and good mass transport properties. Most recently, some insights and uses of carbon materials for electrocatalysis have been focused on some key points including porous carbon materials, pore structure, and surface functionalization.
This Special Issue aims to collect the most recent scientific advancements related to carbon materials for electrocatalysis. In particular, the following aspects are considered: (i) research and development on the formation, structure, properties, and behaviours of novel carbon materials for electrocatalysis; (ii) functionalization of carbon surfaces for electrocatalytic applications; and (iii) technological application and the related electrocatalytic reaction process of a broad class of carbon materials in electrocatalysis including but not limited to fuel cells, hydrogen energy, environmental treatment, and transformation.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Xiaohua Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrocatalysis
- fuel cells
- metal–air batteries
- water electrolysis
- carbon neutrality
- carbon peaking
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