Surface and Energy Storage Research

Global demand for energy has been rising steadily over the last few decades. More significantly, the rise in greenhouse gas emissions is causing severe environmental issues, particularly climate change and the impact of global warming. To eliminate that requires a green, consistent and renewable energy source, such as, wind power, water or solar, etc. Nevertheless, albeit such a transformation is possible, many renewable energy sources are not sustainable, such as solar energy at hours of darkness, so energy efficiency and competent energy exchange systems are vital in the near future. In recent times, a new group of materials named high-entropy materials (HEMs) is gaining more attention. Huge quantities of HEMs have been reported, including oxides, alloys, etc. In contrast to the conventional metal alloys, the large entropy promotes the configuration of a single-phase structure by a sharp deformation of the lattice (strain). It is worth noting that lattice deformation often arises from high entropy alloys (HEAs) and high entropy ceramics (HECs), which are favorable for gas absorption owing to the arrangement of highly efficient reactions, which leads to promising properties, especially hydrogen retention. In recent times, HEAs/ HECs have gained tremendous potential because of their distinctive compositions, microstructures, and commending properties. Electrochemical deposition is an inexpensive processing technique for high entropy alloy/oxide thin and thick films, as it does not need intricate and posh equipment and utilizes readily available raw materials.

Corrosion and Thermal Barrier Coatings Research