About this Research Topic
Energy consumption utilizing fossil fuels has a serious impact on the world economy as well as the environment. Renewable energy production & storage is an ever-relevant topic until high-performance, sustainable and cost-effective systems are achieved for vast applications. Among the various renewable energy systems, the electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices including batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells play crucial roles in the field of clean energy. In particular, the batteries store the energy in the form of electrochemical energy whereas the fuel cells that convert the chemical energy (fuel & oxidizer) into electricity, which act as potential candidates in several applications including transportation and space vehicles. Though an enormous amount of research has been carried out to develop high-performance batteries and fuel cells, still it is a long way for cheaper, sustainable and large-scale commercial applications.
For the past several decades, the varieties of materials and methodologies have evolved towards the development of optimistic energy storage and conversion devices including batteries and fuel cells. So, the growth of high-performance materials and the unprecedented device structure could somehow assist to overcome the obstacles associated with the cost, scalability and high-performance. In this scenario, the collection of very recent developments in the field of batteries and fuel cells is important to boost the rigorous research in the fascinating area of renewable energy. With these in mind, the present topic is planned to gather the recent progress in the field of high-performance batteries and fuel cells, which undoubtedly promotes the research towards the advanced & next-generation energy applications.
In the present topic, the potential themes are categorized to widen the scope of research advancements in the batteries and fuel cells as follows:
• Advanced electrode materials
• Different types of electrolyte systems and separators
• High-performance batteries and fuel cells for advanced applications
• Bio-electrocatalytic and bio-sensing materials for next-generation bio-batteries & bio-fuel cells
• In-situ methods of performance evaluation
• Advanced device assembly
• Electrochemical kinetic investigations
• Computational studies
Types of Manuscripts
• Original Articles
• Tutorial & Critical Reviews (a short proposal should be submitted to the Editors before a review is submitted)
For the past several decades, the varieties of materials and methodologies have evolved towards the development of optimistic energy storage and conversion devices including batteries and fuel cells. So, the growth of high-performance materials and the unprecedented device structure could somehow assist to overcome the obstacles associated with the cost, scalability and high-performance. In this scenario, the collection of very recent developments in the field of batteries and fuel cells is important to boost the rigorous research in the fascinating area of renewable energy. With these in mind, the present topic is planned to gather the recent progress in the field of high-performance batteries and fuel cells, which undoubtedly promotes the research towards the advanced & next-generation energy applications.
In the present topic, the potential themes are categorized to widen the scope of research advancements in the batteries and fuel cells as follows:
• Advanced electrode materials
• Different types of electrolyte systems and separators
• High-performance batteries and fuel cells for advanced applications
• Bio-electrocatalytic and bio-sensing materials for next-generation bio-batteries & bio-fuel cells
• In-situ methods of performance evaluation
• Advanced device assembly
• Electrochemical kinetic investigations
• Computational studies
Types of Manuscripts
• Original Articles
• Tutorial & Critical Reviews (a short proposal should be submitted to the Editors before a review is submitted)
Keywords: Energy conversion, Advanced electrodes, High-performance electrolytes & separators, Batteries, Fuel cells
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
