Materials for Energy Applications
A section of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Section Information
The Section “Materials for Energy Applications” is aimed at publishing highly impactful papers covering both experimental and theoretical work on crystalline functional energy materials. The goal is to provide a forum for scientists and engineers with a quick publication turnaround, while maintaining the high quality standards of our journal.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Materials for thermoelectric energy conversion;
- Inorganic and organic solar cell materials, including thin films and single crystal devices;
- Materials for rechargeable battery applications;
- Supercapacitors;
- Materials and approaches for hydrogen generation and storage;
- Materials and approaches for water splitting;
- Fuel Cells;
- Photocatalysis;
- Piezoelectronics.
Characterization techniques, such as optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, magnetic resonance, neutron scattering, electron microscopy (SEM, TEM, EBSD), in situ experiments or device characterization, are of interest.
There is no restriction on the length of papers, and contributions are welcome in the form of original research articles, reviews, letters, and communications.
Keywords
- Material science
- Semiconductors
- Superconductors
- Energy materials
- Solar energy
- Water splitting
- Photovoltaics
- Ceramics
- Thin films
- Batteries
- Supercapacitors
- X-ray diffraction
- Electron microscopy
- Device fabrication
- Thermoelectrics
- Energy storage
- Hydrogen evolution
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Nanomaterials for Thermal Energy Storage Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Perovskite Solar Cells: Current Trends and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Development of Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for Next-Generation Batteries (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Effect of Solvents and Solution Chemistry on the Properties of Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 10 May 2024)
- Emerging Applications of Ferroelectrics in Nanoelectronics and Renewable Energy (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Advanced Research of Electroceramics for Energy Conversion, Storage and Devices (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Advances in Halide Perovskites (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- New Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems and Catalysis (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in III-Nitride Semiconductors and Correlated Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Group-III Nitride Quantum Wells (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- β-Ga2O3: Growth (Bulk, Thin Film, Epitaxy) and Physical Properties (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advanced Optoelectronic Crystals and Devices: Designing and Characterization (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Recent Advances in Electrode Interface Microstructure of Battery (Deadline: 15 July 2024)
- Advances in Materials for Early Detection and Response to Hazards in Lithium-Ion Batteries (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Electrocatalyst Design for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Crystalline Electroconductive Polymers (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Materials for Applications in Water Splitting and Battery (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Sustainable Heterogeneous Catalyst: From Structure to Application (Deadline: 1 August 2024)
- Research in Thermal Energy Storage Materials (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- The Application of AI and Machine Learning for Energy Material Design (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Progress and Prospects of Perovskite Films (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- In Situ and Operando Characterizations for Energy Materials (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Synthesis and Characterization of Nanostructural Electrode Materials (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- Advances in Thin Film Solar Cells (Volume II) (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Bio-Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Research on Electrolytes and Energy Storage Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Synthesis and Properties of Photocatalysts (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Organic/Polymer Optoelectronic Functional Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Nanomaterials for Environmental and Solar Energy Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances of Perovskite Solar Cells—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Design of Multidimensional and Multifunctional Carbon Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Advancements in Perovskite Solar Cells (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Novel Photoelectric Materials and Their Photophysical Processes (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Growth and Properties of Photovoltaic Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Syntheses, Characterizations and Reactivities of Heterogeneous Catalysts: From Fundamentals to Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Optoelectronics of Thin Films and Nanoparticles (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 29 November 2024)
- Photocatalytic Materials: New Perspectives and Challenges (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- New Insights into Perovskite Materials: From Fundamental Science to Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Molecular Beam Epitaxy of Metal Oxides Thin Films (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Advanced Functional-Material-Based Photocatalysts (Deadline: 31 December 2024)