Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy‐Related Applications

Energy has been the cornerstone of sustainable development of our economy and society.The dramatic demand on energy supply to be as unrestricted as possible, however, leads to conflicting feedback loops on the ecological environment.Thus, research is appealing worldwide to diminish the negative environmental consequences of energy consumption.This includes energy saving, generation, harvest, conversion, and storage.Nanomaterials and nanostructures provide unique mechanical, electrical, and optical properties and have played an important role in recent advances in energy-related applications.In this special issue, we report the current progress on the preparation and the usage of nanomaterials for energyrelated applications.In these aspects, we will cover a broad range of subjects from nanomaterial synthesis and characterization to energy-related demonstration and relevant technologies and device.Specifically, we focused on the synthesis of nanomaterials and their application in Li-ion batteries and optoelectronic devices.