Editorial for This Special Issue on Energy Conversion Materials and Devices and Their Applications.

Micromachines (Basel)

State Key Laboratory of Coal and CBM Co-Mining, School of Energy and Power Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.

Published: August 2025


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The global push toward sustainable energy, driven by soaring energy demands, escalating environmental concerns, and urgent climate challenges, has catalyzed remarkable advancements in energy conversion materials and devices [...].

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