Advances in Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 842
Special Issue Editors
Interests: PEMFCs; carbon nanomaterials; electrocatalysis; proton exchange membranes; protective coatings; XPS spectroscopy; material analysis and degradation
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Interests: solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC); protonic ceramic fuel and electrolysis cell (PCFC & PCEC); H2O & CO2 co-electrolysis; high-temperature oxidation; NH3 fuel cells
Interests: polymer electrolyte fuel cells/electrolyzers; solid oxide fuel cells electrolyzers; electrochemical sensors; electrochemical synthesis of ammonia
Interests: electrochemical batteries: photoelectrochemical cells; computational spectroscopy; potential energy surfaces; machine learning; ab initio modeling; large scale density functional methods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogen technologies are poised to play a key role in advancing the ongoing energy transition to enable timely, unified global-scale climate action. The significant development in fuel cells and electrolyzers in the last three decades has led to the commercialization of these. While cost and supply-chain issues need to be resolved, these technologies continue to evolve as novel research solutions emerge. New concepts, alternative electrocatalysts, hybrid materials and components, and an enhanced understanding of reaction mechanisms through research at the interface of computational chemistry, nanoscience, and nanotechnology continue to underpin the progress in hydrogen technologies. The translation and adoption of these for stationary and mobile applications beyond road transport also requires continued research in system development and integration. Additionally, research is ongoing on hydrogen carriers, which is essential to resolving supply-chain issues related to storage, transportation, and production costs associated with scale-up.
This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for a broad range of topics essential to understanding the advances in the field of hydrogen energy and fuel cells in the context of the ongoing international energy transition.
Researchers and scholars are invited to submit their latest original research, reviews, and perspectives in this multi-disciplinary field encompassing low- and high-temperature fuel cells and electrolyzers, novel materials and hybrid components, diagnostics and testing, synthesis of hydrogen carriers, and applications.
Dr. Surbhi Sharma
Dr. Jong-Eun Hong
Dr. Kannan Ramaiyan
Dr. Sergei Manzhos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- low-temperature fuel cells and electrolysis (PEMFCs and AFCs)
- high-temperature fuel cells and electrolysis (SOFCs)
- protonic ceramic fuel cells and electrolysis (PEFC and PCEC)
- perovskite electrolytes and electrodes
- solid-state ionic conductors
- computational chemistry (e.g., DFT, MD, and machine learning)
- hydrogen carriers (ammonia and methane/methanol): electrochemical synthesis and conversion
- hybrid components
- applications and system integration
- diagnostics and monitoring
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