Prof Dr. Fouad Belhora | Materials for Energy | Editorial Board Member

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Prof Dr. Fouad Belhora | Materials for Energy | Editorial Board Member

National School of Applied Sciences - El Jadida| Morocco

Prof. Dr. Fouad Belhora is a researcher specializing in energy conversion in functional dielectrics, focusing on piezoelectric, magnetoelectric, electrostrictive, thermoelectric, and pyroelectric systems, with applications in sensors, actuators, and energy harvesting. His work also covers electrical aging and insulation diagnostics in renewable energy systems, along with current activities in vibration control and autonomous energy systems. He has held academic roles at ENSA-El Jadida and previously contributed to research at the University of Evry-Val d'Essonne and INSA Lyon in areas involving polymeric materials at interfaces and embedded intelligence. With extensive publications and leadership in international projects related to flexible piezo- and thermoelectric materials, intelligent autonomous systems, and renewable energy management, he has supervised multiple theses and maintains strong expertise in experimental methods and materials for energy applications.

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Featured Publications

Ye, Y., Deng, W., Ye, Z., Belhora, F., & Zhang, J. W. (2025). Smart monitoring of potential induced leakage current of photovoltaic under salt mist environment based on passive optical Fabry–Perot interference sensor. Solar Energy.

Li, S., Feng, K., Mao, Q., Zheng, W., Belhora, F., Hajjaji, A., & Zhang, J. W. (2025). Aging characterization of photovoltaic backsheets in extreme climates based on multiscale physical, chemical, and electrical perspectives. ACS Applied Optical Materials.

Zhang, B., Wang, B., Zhang, H., Outzourhit, A., Belhora, F., & El Felsoufi, Z. (2025). Research on an energy-harvesting system based on the energy field of the environment surrounding a photovoltaic power plant. Energies.

Sadni, F. E., Salhi, I., Belhora, F., & Hajjaji, A. (2025). Multi-objective optimization of energy and exergy efficiencies in ORC configurations using NSGA-II and TOPSIS. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 103606.

Baraket, A., Ghedir, E. K., Zine, N., Jaffrezic-Renault, N., Aarfane, A., & Nasrellah, H. (2025). Electrochemical immunosensor prototype for N-terminal natriuretic peptide detection in human saliva: Heart failure biomedical application. Chemosensors.

Assist Prof. Dr. Anji Reddy Polu | Solid State Ionics | Editorial Board Member

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Assist Prof. Dr. Anji Reddy Polu | Solid State Ionics | Editorial Board Member

BVRIT HYDERABAD College of Engineering for Women | India

Dr. Anji Reddy Polu is an accomplished researcher and academic specializing in polymer electrolytes and advanced energy-storage materials, with post-doctoral experience in Korea and India focused on Li-ion, Mg-ion, and Zn-ion battery electrolytes. He has served in various teaching and research capacities across reputed engineering institutions and currently works as an Associate Professor. His research interests include organic–inorganic hybrid POSS nanocomposite polymer electrolytes, solid-state batteries, nano-ionic liquids, and advanced nanotechnology-based energy materials. He has delivered numerous invited and keynote talks at national and international conferences and has been recognized with several prestigious honors, including listings among the world’s top scientists, session chair appreciations, best researcher awards, fellowships, and international travel grants. He is also actively involved in conducting international workshops and faculty development programs in the field of high-performance materials and sustainable energy technologies.

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Kishore, S., Mishra, K., Patel, M., Polu, A. R., Chaudhari, J. J., Kumar, A., & Kumar, D. (2025). Comparative studies on a sodium-ion conducting gel polymer electrolyte comprising carbonate and glyme molecular liquids within a polymeric blend framework. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics.

Polu, A. R., Singh, P. K., Kareem, A. A., Song, S., Savilov, S. V., Yahya, M. Z. A., Diantoro, M., Hamzah, F. M., Yusuf, S. N. F., & Chowdhury, F. I. (2025). Enhancing ionic conductivity, mechanical stability and electrochemical properties simultaneously by integrating POSS-PEG13.3 hybrid nanoparticles into PEO-NaClO4 solid polymer electrolytes. Chemical Physics Impact.

Polu, A. R., Chowdhury, F. I., Singh, P. K., Diantoro, M., & Hamzah, F. M. (2025). Enhancing the properties of PEG-based solid polymer electrolytes with TiO₂ nanoparticles for potassium ion batteries. Chemical Physics Impact.

Song, S., Wang, S., Shan, H., Xue, W., Long, Z., Wang, H., Polu, A. R., & Hu, N. (2025). Phosphatized garnet-based solid electrolyte enables a sub-10-μm-thick lithium metal anode. Applied Physics Letters.

Muhammad, A. G., Nazir, S., Rawat, N., Hamzah, F. M., Diantoro, M., Arkhipova, E. A., Savilov, S. V., Polu, A. R., & Singh, P. K. (2025). Electrochemical application of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) incorporated with trihexyl(tetradecyl)phosphonium dicyanamide and polyether-derived carbon. Ionics.

Dr. Yi Chen | Energy Storage | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Yi Chen | Energy Storage | Best Researcher Award

North University of China | China

Dr. Yi Chen is a lecturer at the North University of China with a PhD from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, and postdoctoral experience in Instrument Science and Technology. His research focuses on advanced energy storage materials and devices, highlighted by the development of a novel 12V supercapacitor. He has led multiple competitive research projects in micro-supercapacitors, energy-storage performance enhancement, and weak-signal photo-detection devices. His innovations include patented methods for slippery surfaces infused with ionic liquids, triboelectric nanogenerator fabrication, flexible wide-window supercapacitors, and MXene/NiCo₂O₄ composite electrode materials. He has published over ten academic papers in SCI and Scopus-indexed journals covering high-voltage planar supercapacitors, MOF/ionic-liquid synergy, NiCo₂O₄/MXene heterostructures, multi-metal MOF nanorod modulation for flexible devices, triboelectrification mechanisms, ionic-liquid-infused slippery surfaces, and heterojunction-based electrodes. His experimental expertise spans micro supercapacitor design, MOF and MXene composites, triboelectric interfaces, ionic-liquid systems, and energy-storage performance evaluation.

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Featured Publications

Chen, Y., Xie, X., Jing, J., Wang, Y., Cui, D., Liu, D., & Xue, C. (2025). High-voltage planar supercapacitors enabled by Mn-MOF and ionic liquid synergy for high energy-density storage. Electrochimica Acta.

Chen, Y., Li, X., Xu, C., Wang, D., Huang, J., Guo, Z., & Liu, W. (2023). Electron transfer dominated triboelectrification at the hydrophobic/slippery substrate water interfaces. Friction.

Chen, Y., Liu, W., Huang, J., & Guo, Z. (2022). Lubricant self-replenishing slippery surface with prolonged service life for fog harvesting. Friction.

Chen, Y., & Guo, Z. (2020). An ionic liquid-infused slippery surface for temperature stability, shear resistance and corrosion resistance. Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

Xue, C., Chen, Y., Li, Y., Chen, H., Cui, D., & Lin, L. (2019). NiCo₂O₄@TiO₂ electrode based on micro-region heterojunctions for high performance supercapacitors. Applied Surface Science.