Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues

In the last two decades, carbon has transcended beyond its traditional allotropes, graphite and diamond, into a variety of novel forms, distinguished by the unique combinations of their atomic bonding (SP² or SP³), nanosized structural features (such as pore size, surface features), dimensional confinements (0–3 D), and degree of crystallinities (amorphous to crystalline). These new forms exhibit interesting mechanical, chemical, electronic, and optical properties and have proven their potential in a wide range of applications.

The Special Issue focuses on the electrochemical properties of these novel carbon materials and explores their applications in chemical sensing, biosensing, and energy storage; the three areas where their unique electrochemical properties have found a direct relevance.

In this regard, the Special Issue is inviting work on electrochemical sensing and energy storage applications of all forms of low-dimensional and nanostructured carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphenes, fullerenes, carbon onions, carbon dots, mesoporous carbons, and diamond nanocrystals, as well as their derivatives. Along with original and unpublished research work, comprehensive reviews covering relevant areas are also welcome.

Feel free to email me or contact the journal with any questions. Thank you for your consideration in sharing your important work in this Special Issue of the Molecules Journal!

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Molecules.

Sincerely,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vivek Kumar
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charles C. Chusuei
Guest Editors

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Keywords

Low-dimensional carbon materials
Nanostructured carbon materials
Chemical sensors
Chemical sensing
Biosensors
Biosensing
Energy storage
Carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanofilms
Carbon dots
Graphenes
Fullerenes
Nanodiamonds
Nanocrystalline diamond films
Carbon onions
Nanodiamond powder
Amorphous carbon
Mesoporous carbon materials
Derivatives of carbon
Carbon electrodes
Nanoelectrodes
Electrocatalysis
Hydrogen storage
Carbon nanocomposites
Carbon fibers
Carbon microelectrode
Doped carbon nanotubes

Related Special Issue

Published Papers (1 paper)

Review

17 pages, 3656 KiB

Open AccessReview

Manganese Oxide Carbon-Based Nanocomposite in Energy Storage Applications

by Mulugeta Wayu

Solids 2021, 2(2), 232-248; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/solids2020015 - 01 Jun 2021

Cited by 32 | Viewed by 6556

Abstract

Global increasing demand in the need of energy leads to the development of non-conventional, high power energy sources. Supercapacitors (SCs) are one of the typical non-conventional energy storage devices which are based on the principle of electrochemical energy conversion. SCs are promising energy storage devices for better future energy technology. Increasing progress has been made in the development of applied and fundamental aspects of SCs. Manganese oxide electrode materials have been well studied; however, their capacitive performance is still inadequate for practical applications. Recent research is mainly focused on enhancing manganese oxide capacitive performance through the incorporation of electrically conductive materials and by controlling its morphology to reveal a more active surface area for redox reactions. In this review, progress in the applications of manganese oxide carbon-based materials towards the development of highly effective SCs is briefly discussed. In this regard, manganese oxide carbon-based nanocomposites synthesis methods and techniques used to approximate the capacitance of electrode materials are discussed. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrochemistry of Low Dimensional and Nanostructured Carbon Materials: Applications in Sensing and Energy Storage)

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