Broad-Spectrum Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage

Dear Colleagues,

Energy conversion and storage materials are at the heart of a sustainable economy. These applications enable the shift of modern economies towards renewable energy, improve energy efficiency, and support an environmentally friendly decarbonised society with a sustainable future. The extensive depletion of natural resources and increasing rate of global warming have raised widespread concern in modern societies worldwide, and therefore the development of renewable energy devices has been a major focus of research in recent years. These devices are required to provide energy resources via different pathways of energy conversion and using alternate fuel resources, thus minimizing greenhouse gas emissions by replacing the consumption of fossil fuels. Portable energy devices, such as fuel cells, are an auspicious choice among these renewable energy appliances, producing clean energy. These fuel cells have been used as direct, efficient and environmentally benign resources for the transformation of the chemical energy of different fuels into electrical energy.

The whole world is currently committed to overcoming the energy crisis represented by the shift away from fossil fuels. Using natural resources to facilitate renewable and sustainable processes is a major goal for research organizations. This issue represents a field with great potential for globally developing industries and research organizations to present novel materials and studies aiding in the development of renewable energy resources, as the development of catalyst materials plays a crucial role in renewable and sustainable energy devices. To this end, the design and engineering of such materials can significantly enhance the practical implementation of these energy resources.

The development of energy storage devices as an alternative energy source, such as solid-state batteries, has attracted widespread interest from a variety of researchers. On the front lines of reliable advanced energy storage applications, lithium-ion batteries have proven to be a significant contributor. However, alongside their commercialization in electric vehicles and portable electronics, sustainability challenges related to the cost and global distribution of lithium and cobalt have paved the way for the development of alternative technologies, such as sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries. Hence, the development of a broad spectrum of functional nanomaterials can open facile route for new classes of catalysts and electrodes for energy conversion and storage appliances, respectively.

Dr. Ammar Bin Yousaf
Dr. Sidra Jamil
Dr. Muhammad Fasehullah
Guest Editors

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