About this Research Topic
Overuse of conventional fossil fuels causes environmental damage, and limited fossil fuel supplies are a concern for our societies. Thus, the development of renewable and sustainable energy resources is in high demand to solve the current energy and environmental issues. This issue can be covered by the electrochemical conversion of abundant molecules present in the earth's atmosphere such as H2O, O2, N2, CO, and CO2, to synthetic fuels and chemicals.
Hybrid and composite materials have many significant advantages over conventional single-component materials. Hybrid and composite materials have the potential application for energy harvesting due to interfacial polarization and synergistic effect. The purpose of this Research Topic is to collect highly active, stable, durable, and selective electrocatalysts for a sustainable energy cycle. The intrinsic activity of electrocatalysts must be evaluated based on turnover frequency (TOF), faradic efficiency, and specific activity rather than the geometrical current density and mass activity of the electrocatalysts. Articles are selected for their high quality, scientifically sound, well-designed, and broad interest in the materials and sustainable community.
We welcome the submission of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Composite nanostructured materials
• Hybrid materials
• Hydrogen evolution reaction
• Oxygen evolution reaction
• Nitrate reduction
• CO2 reduction
• CO oxidation
• Methane conversion
• Plastic valorization
Hybrid and composite materials have many significant advantages over conventional single-component materials. Hybrid and composite materials have the potential application for energy harvesting due to interfacial polarization and synergistic effect. The purpose of this Research Topic is to collect highly active, stable, durable, and selective electrocatalysts for a sustainable energy cycle. The intrinsic activity of electrocatalysts must be evaluated based on turnover frequency (TOF), faradic efficiency, and specific activity rather than the geometrical current density and mass activity of the electrocatalysts. Articles are selected for their high quality, scientifically sound, well-designed, and broad interest in the materials and sustainable community.
We welcome the submission of Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Composite nanostructured materials
• Hybrid materials
• Hydrogen evolution reaction
• Oxygen evolution reaction
• Nitrate reduction
• CO2 reduction
• CO oxidation
• Methane conversion
• Plastic valorization
Keywords: Composite, Hybrid, Nanomaterials, Hydrogen evolution reaction, CO2 reduction, Electrocatalysts, Sustainability
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