Advanced Electrocatalytic Materials for Renewable Energy

The global transition to renewable energy sources is imperative to combat climate change and ensure sustainable development. Electrocatalysis plays a pivotal role in energy conversion and storage, facilitating critical processes such as water splitting for hydrogen production, carbon dioxide reduction, biomass conversion, and power generation in fuel cells. This Research Topic Advanced Electrocatalytic Materials for Renewable Energy" aims to highlight efficient and durable catalysts for high-performance electrocatalytic processes which is critical for the realization of sustainable energy solutions.
Many traditional electrocatalysts face challenges such as limited activity, poor selectivity, and susceptibility to degradation under operational conditions. The emergence of advanced materials, including transition metal catalysts, carbon nanomaterials, and composite structures, presents promising avenues for improving catalyst performance. These advanced materials are essential for optimizing reaction pathways and improving energy conversion efficiencies, thus addressing the challenges associated with scaling up these technologies for commercial applications.
This Research Topic invites contributions that explore the synthesis, characterization techniques, mechanistic studies and application of cutting-edge materials in the field of electrocatalysis for renewable energy. We aim to showcase interdisciplinary research that combines fundamental science with practical approaches, encouraging collaborations and inspiring new approaches in the quest for sustainable energy solutions.
This research topic welcomes submissions in the forms of Original Research, Review, Mini-Review and Perspective. Areas to be covered in this Research Topic may include, but are not limited to:
• Novel synthesis methods for advanced catalytic materials
• Catalysts for hydrogen and carbon cycling
• Catalysts for high-temperature electrolysis and fuel cells
• Advanced in-situ/operando characterization techniques for synthesized materials.
• Deep-insight mechanism analysis