Quantized energy storage materials

Can topological quantum materials be used for energy conversion and storage?

We describe the open problems and the potential applications of TQMs in water splitting, batteries, supercapacitors and other prospects in energy conversion and storage. Topological quantum materials host protected, high-mobility surface states which can be used for energy conversion and storage.

What are energy storage materials?

Energy Storage Materials is an international multidisciplinary journal dedicated to materials and their devices for advanced energy storage. It covers relevant energy conversion topics such as metal-O2 batteries and publishes comprehensive research.

What is the focus of the journal 'Energy Storage Materials'?

'Energy Storage Materials' is an international multidisciplinary journal for communicating scientific and technological advances in the field of materials and their devices for advanced energy storage and relevant energy conversion.

Are TQMS useful for energy conversion and storage?

Even though the research on TQMs for energy conversion and storage is developing rapidly, this field is still immature, especially in terms of their relationships between topological states and energy conversion as well as storage processes derived from topological states.

What are topological quantum materials?

Topological quantum materials (TQMs) host symmetrically protected, high mobility electronic states1-6. These features make them attractive for a range of applications – most commonly discussed are their potential for spin-related information storage and processing, but TQMs can also be useful for energy conversion and storage.

How does nanostructuring affect energy storage?

This review takes a holistic approach to energy storage, considering battery materials that exhibit bulk redox reactions and supercapacitor materials that store charge owing to the surface processes together, because nanostructuring often leads to erasing boundaries between these two energy storage solutions.