Advanced Functional Nanostructured Films and Coatings for Energy Applications
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 20043
Special Issue Editor
Interests: functional materials; graphene; nanocomposites; polymer-embedded nanostructures
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Dear Colleagues,
Advanced functional nanomaterials could have a fundamental role in the building of a novel sustainable world. Devices for energy production, conversion and storage (solar cells, batteries, supercapacitors, thermoelectric materials, phase-change materials, advanced thermal insulators, etc.) combine a number of highly specialized components (i.e., solid or liquid phases having highly specific characteristics) and each of these elements can be conveniently made of hybrid/composite nanostructured materials in order to allow the device to reach optimal performance in service. To reduce raw material use and manufacturing costs, complex natural nanostructured substances and/or their chemically modified forms could be very relevant for such challenging innovation targets. However, it is essential to be able to develop adequate artificial substances with properties coming from the mesoscopic world. Chemical synthesis and material engineering act together in this novel exciting research field of nanomaterial science, which will play a decisive role for the comfort of our future lives. This Special Issue aims to collect state-of-the-art papers on any topics related to nanomaterials for energy applications in the form of films or coatings, such as nanostructured materials that allow transition from combustion engines to electrified vehicles, the development of emission-free energy sources for home and industry, nanostructured materials highly capable of storing heat and solar energy, highly efficient thermal insulators, etc. In particular, among the different available classes of nanostructured films and coatings for energy applications, special attention will be addressed to very uncommon and niche solutions.
Dr. Gianfranco Carotenuto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanostructured films and coatings
- functional nanomaterials
- nanomaterials for energy applications
- mesoscopic properties
- nanoparticles
- nanocomposites
- natural nanostructures