Carbon-Based and Hybrid Functional Materials for Energy Technology

The field of hybrid functional materials, especially those based on carbon, is rapidly evolving and holds great promise for energy storage technologies. Each hybrid material, with its distinct physicochemical properties, can exhibit unique behavior in electrochemical energy storage applications, and this diversity offers valuable opportunities for improving performance in targeted devices. Adjusting the physical, chemical, and electrochemical properties of these advanced materials can directly impact charge storage, ion transport, cycling stability, and overall device efficiency, underlining the need for fundamental insights into the relationship between structure and properties. While advanced hybrid functional materials have already demonstrated significant potential in energy storage technologies, important challenges remain. Issues such as interfacial stability, structural degradation, scalable synthesis, and cost are not yet fully resolved, and these gaps highlight the need for innovative solutions that leverage the unique features of these materials to meet the growing demand for efficient and reliable energy storage.Energy demand continues to grow, creating an urgent need for sustainable materials that perform effectively in electrochemical storage systems. Despite remarkable progress in developing and tailoring advanced organic and inorganic materials, further improvements in efficiency, long-term stability, and practical applicability are still needed. Various advanced hybrid materials, including metal-organic framework-derived carbons, MXene-carbon composites, carbon-based aerogels, composites, nanofiber scaffolds, and sheet-like structures, have shown strong potential to address these challenges.This Research Topic focuses on innovative carbon-based and hybrid materials aimed at improving the efficiency, stability, and scalability of electrochemical energy storage technologies for real-world applications. We welcome articles on themes including, but not limited to:• Tailoring inorganic and organic carbon-based composites with improved properties for supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and flexible or high-energy-density storage devices• Designing and optimizing hybrid electrode materials and architectures for enhanced charge storage, ion transport, rate capability, and cycling performance• Investigating structure-property relationships using advanced characterization methods such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, scanning transmission electron microscopy, and in situ or operando analysis• Developing scalable materials and prototype devices that demonstrate strong electrochemical performance and stability under relevant operating conditions• Presenting insights into surface modification, interface design, pore structure engineering, structure-performance relationships, and other factors that improve the practical applicability of carbon-based hybrid materials for energy storage technologies Topic editors: Muhammad Ahmad, Dr Mustapha Balarabe Idris, Sohan Bir Singh Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/75602/carbon-based-and-hybrid-functional-materials-for-energy-technology