Editorial for a special issue on nanostructured materials for energy conversion and storage

<正>The consumption of fossil fuels keeps increasing and brings about the energy and environmental issues. It is of paramount importance to explore novel approaches to utilize the clean and renewable energy toward sustainable future. The rapid development of nanostructured materials gives rise to a broad spectrum of emerging techniques for energy conversion and storage. A number of exciting results have been reported recently, unveiling some competent candidates and generating the broad