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Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Production and Storage

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 1569

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Department of Chemistry, National Institute for Materials Advancement, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS 66762, USA
Interests: green energy production and storage using conducting polymers and composites; electrocatalysts; fuel cells; supercapacitors; batteries; nanomaterials; optoelectronics; photovoltaics devices; organic–inorganic hetero-junctions for sensors; nanomagnetism; bio-based polymers
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Interests: electrochemical energy storage and conversion system; energy nanomaterials; nanocarbons and carbon fibers; functional nanofibers; supercapacitors; electrocatalysts; metal nanoparticles; biosensors; fuel cells; layer-by-layer self-assembled thin films and capsules; nanostructured molecular nanocomposites; hydrogels; hybrid POSS materials
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Dear Colleagues,

Nanomaterials are largely credited for the advancement of science and technologies. Many materials have unique properties and characteristics at the nanoscale. Due to these unique features, nanomaterials are used in all fields of science and technology. Their properties can be further tuned by altering their morphology, designing nanocomposites, altering their phases, and modifying their electronic environment. Such tunability results in enhanced electrochemical behavior, which makes nanomaterials highly suitable for electrochemical energy applications. For example, nanostructured electrocatalysts show improved performance in the production of hydrogen and oxygen via the water-splitting process. The use of nanomorphology has been shown to provide sites with high catalytic activity, and tuning their electronic environment can further enhance their catalytic activity. This Special Issue, entitled “Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Production and Storage”, welcomes original research and review articles highlighting the use and role of nanomaterials for energy applications.

Dr. Ram K. Gupta
Prof. Dr. Byoung-Suhk Kim
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Keywords

  • electrochemical energy
  • fuel cells
  • solar cells
  • batteries
  • supercapacitors
  • electrocatalysts
  • hydrogen evolution
  • oxygen evolution
  • energy storage
  • nanomaterials
  • carbons
  • metal oxides
  • chalcogenides
  • thin films
  • 2D materials
  • layered materials

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Electrocatalytic Performance of MnMoO4-rGO Nano-Electrocatalyst for Methanol and Ethanol Oxidation
by Parisa Salarizadeh, Sadegh Azizi, Hossein Beydaghi, Ahmad Bagheri and Mohammad Bagher Askari
Molecules 2023, 28(12), 4613; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28124613 - 07 Jun 2023
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Abstract
Today, finding low-cost electro-catalysts for methanol and ethanol oxidation with high performance and stability is one of the new research topics. A nanocatalyst based on metal oxides in the form of MnMoO4 was synthesized by a hydrothermal method for methanol (MOR) and [...] Read more.
Today, finding low-cost electro-catalysts for methanol and ethanol oxidation with high performance and stability is one of the new research topics. A nanocatalyst based on metal oxides in the form of MnMoO4 was synthesized by a hydrothermal method for methanol (MOR) and ethanol (EOR) oxidation reactions. Adding reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to the catalyst structure improved the electrocatalytic activity of MnMoO4 for the oxidation processes. The crystal structure and morphology of the MnMoO4 and MnMoO4-rGO nanocatalysts were investigated by physical analyses such as scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Their abilities for MOR and EOR processes in an alkaline medium were evaluated by performing electrochemical tests such as cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. MnMoO4-rGO showed oxidation current densities of 60.59 and 25.39 mA/cm2 and peak potentials of 0.62 and 0.67 V in MOR and EOR processes (at a scan rate of 40 mV/s), respectively. Moreover, stabilities of 91.7% in MOR and 88.6% in EOR processes were obtained from the chronoamperometry analysis within 6 h. All these features make MnMoO4-rGO a promising electrochemical catalyst for the oxidation of alcohols. Full article
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