ABSTRACT
In recent decades, most of the research effort has been directed globally to developing new and renewable energy sources due to the fossil fuel depletion problem and its dangerous environmental impact. Recent advancements in nanomaterial production enable the use of diverse nanostructured materials as electrode materials in solar cells, fuel cells, and batteries to increase the performance of these energy conversion and storage devices. Using these technologies, various mesostructured materials can be tailored for use as high-performance electrodes in solar cells, batteries, and fuel cells. In the upcoming sections, we will briefly deliberate about recent breakthroughs in the synthesis of functional nanomaterials and polymers and their applications in dye- and quantum dot-sensitized solar cells, fuel cells, and Li-ion batteries.
