Aims & Scope

Aims

High Entropy Materials and Energies (HEME) is a peer-reviewed, international academic journal dedicated to pioneering the interdisciplinary integration of high-entropy material science and cutting-edge energy research, filling the critical gap between fundamental material exploration and practical energy technology innovation. The core aims of the journal are to promote the in-depth understanding of the intrinsic properties, formation mechanisms, and structure-performance relationships of high-entropy materials, drive the translation of laboratory-scale research into industrial and engineering applications for sustainable energy systems, and build a global academic exchange platform for researchers, engineers, and industrial practitioners across materials science, condensed matter physics, inorganic chemistry, chemical engineering, energy engineering and related disciplines.

The journal commits to disseminating high-quality, original, and impactful scientific findings, advocating for rigorous academic norms, supporting innovative research directions and transformative technological explorations, and addressing the global pressing challenges in clean energy production, efficient energy storage, stable energy conversion, and low-carbon energy utilization. It strives to become a leading authoritative journal in the field of high-entropy energy materials, guiding the development trend of the discipline, boosting interdisciplinary collaboration, and accelerating the commercialization and large-scale application of high-performance high-entropy energy materials to support the global transition to low-carbon and sustainable energy systems. It is published quarterly online by Scilight Press.

Scope

High Entropy Materials and Energies (HEME) welcomes high-quality original research articles, comprehensive review articles, short communications, perspective articles, and guest-edited special issues covering the full chain of fundamental research, technological development, characterization, and application of high-entropy materials in the energy field. The specific scope includes, but is not limited to, the following categories:

1. High-Entropy Material Categories

  • High-entropy alloys (HEAs) and medium-entropy alloys (MEAs), including bulk materials, nanocrystalline materials, thin films, coatings and porous structures
  • High-entropy ceramics, covering high-entropy oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides, sulfides, phosphides and other non-metallic high-entropy compounds
  • High-entropy composites, high-entropy nanomaterials, two-dimensional high-entropy materials, high-entropy aerogels and high-entropy framework materials
  • High-entropy solid electrolytes, high-entropy polymers, and other emerging high-entropy material systems
  • High-entropy superconducting materials, including high-entropy alloy superconductors, high-entropy ceramic superconductors, high-entropy intermetallic superconductors, and low-dimensional high-entropy superconducting structures

2. Core Research Contents

  • Theoretical calculation, simulation and atomic-scale design of high-entropy materials, including first-principles calculation, thermodynamic simulation, kinetic analysis and machine learning-assisted material design
  • Novel synthesis and preparation technologies of high-entropy materials, including scalable green synthesis, low-temperature preparation, additive manufacturing and controllable structure construction methods
  • Advanced characterization and property testing of high-entropy materials, focusing on microstructural analysis, thermodynamic stability, mechanical properties, electrochemical performance, thermal conductivity, catalytic activity and durability evaluation
  • Mechanism research on the unique effects of high-entropy materials, including configurational entropy effect, lattice distortion effect, sluggish diffusion effect and cocktail effect
  • Fundamental mechanism of high-entropy superconductivity, including electronic structure modulation, phonon-electron coupling, defect and grain boundary effects, and entropy-driven superconducting phase stabilization

3. Energy Application Fields

  • Energy storage: High-entropy material-based lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries, supercapacitors, hydrogen storage systems and other advanced energy storage devices
  • Energy conversion and catalysis: Electrocatalysis (HER, OER, ORR, CO₂ reduction, nitrogen reduction), photocatalysis, thermoelectric catalysis, fuel cells and water splitting technologies
  • High-temperature energy materials: Thermal barrier coatings, high-temperature structural materials, corrosion-resistant materials for energy equipment and waste heat recovery materials
  • Emerging energy technologies: High-entropy material-based sensors, energy harvesting devices, multifunctional energy components and next-generation clean energy systems
  • Superconducting energy applications: High-entropy superconducting wires/tapes, superconducting energy storage (SMES), superconducting power transmission components, and cryogenic superconducting energy devices

The journal excludes manuscripts that lack innovation, deviate from the core theme of high-entropy materials and energy applications, or only involve conventional materials without high-entropy characteristics. All submissions must comply with international academic ethics and publication standards.