Recent Developments in Electroanalytical and Electrochemical Energy Systems
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 247
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water electrolysis; electrochemical sensors; N-4 macrocycles; fuel cells; biomolecules and pollutants
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the recent developments in the field of electrochemistry involving electroanalytical and electrochemical energy systems. The development of simple, stable, robust, reproducible, sensitive and reliable catalysts is of great importance for the monitoring of various analytes in the field of analytical chemistry as well as designing electrochemical energy systems. Among the various sensors and alternate energy systems, the electrochemical techniques play an important role.
The detection and monitoring of various analytes of biological and environmental interest can be achieved using different electroanalytical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, differential pulse voltametry, amperometry, coulometry, electrogravimetry, polarography, potentiometry, conductometry, stripping voltammetry, etc. Each technique has its own advantage in the electroanalytical chemistry.
The electrochemical energy systems are efficient and have higher energy density and are clean in nature. Water electrolysis produces hydrogen and oxygen, which are used as fuel and oxidant in fuel cells and metal–air batteries. Supercapacitors are known for charge storage and high-power density.
The electroanalytical techniques and electrochemical energy systems are simple, efficient and reliable compared to other analytical methods or energy systems. However, their performance at bare electrode is poor and it can be improved by surface modification with various redox-active molecules such as metal nanoparticles, metal oxides, polymers, composites, conducting polymers and macrocycles. The modified electrodes enhance the charge transfer kinetics and inturn the efficiency of the catalysis.
Articles from both early-career and senior scientists will be published in this issue. It is a platform to showcase the research work with respect to catalyst fabrication, methodology, surface modification, the techniques and mechanism of charge-transfer, catalysis, theoretical simulation studies, etc., of electroanalytical and electrochemical energy systems.
Prof. Dr. Lokesh Koodlur Sannegowda
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrochemical sensors and energy systems
- surface modification
- fabrication
- biological and environmental analytes
- clean energy
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