Aims & Scope
Aims: eChem is a gold open access, peer-reviewed journal giving leading international coverage across all disciplines related to electrochemical energy and materials. It focuses on the latest scientific and technological research highlighting theoretical innovation and practice. Original research articles, short communications, reviews, perspectives, and interesting editorials covering a diverse range of topics are considered. The journal is published quarterly online by Scilight Press.
Scope: The topics include but are not limited to:
Electrocatalysis:
- Oxygen/hydrogen evolution reaction;
- Oxygen/hydrogen reduction reaction;
- Urea oxidation reaction;
- CO2 electroreduction;
- Electrooxidation of methane;
- Water splitting;
- Reduction of nitrate to ammonia.
Nanoelectrochemistry:
- Metal nanoparticles;
- Nanoelectrodes;
- Nanopores;
- Nanodroplets;
- Nanoelectrochemical sensors;
- Silicon nanowires.
Battery materials and electrochemical energies:
- Lithium-ion batteries;
- Lithium polymer battery;
- Sodium-ion batteries;
- Zinc-ion batteries;
- Lead batteries;
- Lithium-sulfur/zinc-manganese/lithium-manganese/nickel-cadmium/nickel-metal hydride batteries;
- Solar cells;
- Fuel cells;
- Air cells;
- Supercapacitors.
Bioelectrochemistry:
- Electroactive microbes;
- Biofuel cells;
- Mechanisms of extracellular electron transfer;
- Biosensors;
- Nucleic acid, antibody, and enzyme electrochemistry;
- Bioelectrochemical systems.
Electroanalytical chemistry:
- Biological analysis;
- Environmental monitoring;
- Food analysis;
- Pharmaceutical analysis;
- Biomedicine analysis.
Surface electrochemistry:
- Surface structure of electrocatalysts;
- Corrosion inhibitors;
- Surface plasmons;
- Charge transfer on surfaces;
- Theory of electric double layer.
Computational electrochemistry:
- Kinetic calculation of electrode processes;
- Calculation of electrolyte solution properties;
- Numerical simulation of electrochemical systems;
- The application of artificial intelligence in the electrochemical energy, material, and biomedicine fields.
Electronic devices:
- Flexible wearable sensors;
- DNA chips;
- Electronic noses;
- Lab-on-a-chip;
- μ-TAS;
- Optoelectronic neuromorphic devices.
Electrosynthesis:
- Organic electrosynthesis;
- Ammonia electrosynthesis;
- H2O2 electrosynthesis;
- Microbial electrosynthesis;
- Urea electrosynthesis.
Environmental electrochemistry:
- Wastewater treatment;
- Air purification;
- Soil remediation.