Advanced Energy and Functional Materials The cover illustrates a materials research road toward a sustainable energy future, where advanced functional materials enable efficient energy conversion and storage applications. Integrating solar and wind power with next-generation batteries, electrocatalysts, and electric transportation, it reflects the interdisciplinary advances highlighted in this special issue, emphasizing materials innovation as a cornerstone of clean and resilient energy systems. More in the Guest Editorial (e13910) by Yong Lei.
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