This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest contributions from scientists and technologists in the interdisciplinary area of solid-state and materials chemistry research. Submit your manuscript by January 30, 2026.
In 2026, ACS Applied Energy Materials will publish a Special Issue titled “Solid-State Structural Design for Energy Conversion and Storage,” which will aim to highlight how chemical bonding and solid-state structure can be controlled to design efficient materials for energy conversion and storage.
In the past few years, research has advanced the control of chemical bonding and solid-state structures to design high-performance materials for energy conversion and storage. Innovations include defect engineering in crystalline solids, machine learning-guided materials discovery, electronic structure modulation, phonon engineering, exotic properties of layered heterostructures, new quantum materials and synthesis of new solid-state electrolytes. These breakthroughs have enabled safer batteries, more efficient solar cells, and improved energy density across technologies.
This Special Issue intends to highlight the original scientific contributions in the research areas listed below:
- Solid State Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage
- Chemical Bonding and Structural Control in Inorganic Solids towards Energy Conversion and Storage
- Layered Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
- Topological Quantum Materials for Energy Conversion
- Solid State Thermoelectric Materials
- Perovskite halides for photovoltaics and optoelectronics
- Solids for Batteries and supercapacitors
- Rational Design of Solid State Materials for Efficient CO2 Reduction and Capture
The deadline for submissions is January 30, 2026.
Organizing Editors
Prof. Kanishka Biswas, Executive Editor, ACS Applied Energy Materials
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India
Dr. Manisha Samanta, Early Career Board Member, ACS Applied Energy Materials
IIT Gandhinagar, India
Dr. Ananya Banik, Early Career Board Member, ACS Applied Energy Materials
TCG CREST Kolkata, India
Submission Information
We welcome submissions for this Special Issue through January 30, 2026.
Manuscripts submitted for consideration for this special issue will undergo the same rigorous peer review process expected from ACS journals. When submitting your manuscript, please be sure to check the scope of your manuscript to ensure that it fits that of ACS Applied Energy Materials. For details of our manuscript types and requirements, please consult the journal's Author Guidelines.
Open Access: There are diverse open access options for publications in American Chemical Society journals. Please visit our Open Science Resource Center for more information.
How to Submit
- Log in to the ACS Publishing Center.
- Select the "Journals" tab.
- Choose ACS Applied Energy Materials.
- Click "Submit."
- Select your manuscript type, and, under "Special Issue Selection," choose Solid-State Structural Design for Energy Conversion and Storage.
If you have any general questions regarding submission to this Special Issue, please contact Dr. Chengmei Zhong (managing.editor@aem.acs.org).
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