RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Kanaparedu P. C. Sekhar and Jiwei Cui as they discuss their recently published article, ‘Double emulsions of full-active sunscreen ingredients for enhanced broad-spectrum UV protection‘.
Explore some of the exciting chemistry enabling the clean-energy transition through better hydrogen technologies, safer and more powerful batteries, and more sustainable recycling processes.
Electrochemistry is playing a central role in solving some of the world’s biggest sustainability and technology challenges because it provides ways to convert, store, and recycle energy using green electricity sources rather than fossil-fuel-based processes. This makes it one of the key technologies for achieving net-zero emissions and a more sustainable energy future.
To showcase some of the exciting research published in RSC Applied Interfaces in the field of sustainable electrochemistry, we have curated a small section of articles that highlight exciting new research in this area.
Explore the collection below and discover how researchers are developing practical solutions to real-world challenges.
This section explores advances in Li-ion battery technology. The articles report a mixture of experimental and computational studies that explore the introduction of safer solvents, Li diffusion at interfaces and surface functionalisation for improved performance.
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M. B. Shemirani, F. Gebert and A. J. Naylor |
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Ab initio study of lithium diffusion at a layered carbon/amorphous silicon interface
C. Kirsch and D. Sebastiani |
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Functional separator with a nitrogen/oxygen-rich interlayer for enhancing performance of Li–S batteries
Y. Guo, J. Zhong, J. Liu and W.-H. Zhong |
The articles below explore novel energy solutions through green hydrogen production, reporting advances in both the hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions.
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Reaction-passivation-driven delamination of spent LiFePO4 cathodes and their upgrading to highly efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution
J. Yi, J. Hu, C. Gong, Q. Liu and W. Bi |
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Hydrogen evolution reaction by Gd-doped transition metal dichalcogenide VSe2 nanoflowers
A. Parida, B. Dandasena and R. Naik |
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Evaluating the electronic structure and stability of epitaxially grown Sr-doped LaFeO3 perovskite alkaline O2 evolution model electrocatalysts
C. Tian, C. Maheu, X. Huang, F. E. Oropeza, M. Major, J. Brötz, M. Einert, W. Donner, K. H. Zhang and J. P. Hoffmann |
The articles in this section explore the use of graphene oxide in sustainable electrochemical applications, including the oxygen evolution reaction, proton conductivity and Li-ion battery storage.
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Cobalt–benzimidazole swapped metal–organic macrocycle with reduced graphene oxide as a hybrid electrocatalyst for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction
C. P. K. Prabhu, K. R. Naveen and J. Hur |
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Enhanced proton conductivity from phytic acid-intercalated three-dimensional graphene oxide
S. Salehpour, L. I. Ardhayanti, Y. Hidaka, X. Liu, T. Tsugawa, K. Hatakeyama, M. S. Islam, Y. Sekine, S. Ida and S. Hayami |
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Synthesis of a MOF-derived magnetite quantum dots on surface modulated reduced graphene oxide composite for high-rate lithium-ion storage
R. Jia, L. Yu, Z. Han, S. Liu, P. Shang, S. Deng, X. Liu and B. Xu |
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With an Impact Factor of 4.6 and time to first decision of 30.5 days, RSC Applied Interfaces is a dedicated, interdisciplinary reference journal for cutting-edge research on the applications of surfaces and interfaces. In addition to the applied focus, work considered for publication in RSC Applied Interfaces is expected to be highly original and of top quality. The journal seeks to report major scientific advances beyond the state of the art, at the cutting edge of this interdisciplinary field. |
RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Prasanna Kumar S. Mural from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Taguchi optimised next-generation electric field assisted patterned poly-(vinylidene difluoride)-based hybrid nanogenerators and OmniGait-sensor‘.
RSC Applied Interfaces – hear from our authors: Prasanna Kumar S. Mural
RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Dannielle M. Cox-Pridmore, Eleanor Mishra, Mark Webber and Sheng Qi as they discuss their recently published review, ‘Antibacterial surface engineering: bioinspiration from leaves to medical devices‘.
RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Alp Ozgun and Fabio Variola as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Precision surface engineering of metallic biomaterials: translating cell-instructive nanoscale topographies from bench to bone-interfacing implants‘.
RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Maryam Bonyani, Ronak Ansaripour and Sitaraman Krishnan as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Nanoclay-enhanced self-healing of polyurethane–urea coatings enabled by disulfide exchange‘.
RSC Applied Polymers and RSC Applied Interfaces were delighted to host the inaugural RSC Applied Symposium at Burlington House, London on Thursday 23rd July 2026, welcoming more than 70 attendees, 10 speakers, and 30 poster presenters. It was a fantastic day of networking filled with fascinating talks linked to sustainability in materials and polymer science.
We would like to extend our thanks to all our speakers for sharing their exciting research with us and to our session chairs for facilitating the question and answer sessions. You can explore their recent research below!
We would like to congratulate our poster prize winner Meiyi Chen, University of Edinburgh and runner-ups Megan Gutman, Queen Mary University of London and Francesca Patel Burrows, University of Manchester. Well done on this excellent achievement and thank you to all that attended and took part in the flash presentations and poster session. The standard of work was incredibly high which was great to see at our first symposium!
Congratulations to our winner Meiyi Chen (left) and runner-ups Francesca Patel Burrows (right) and Megan Gutman (bottom).
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RSC Applied Interfaces is a dedicated, interdisciplinary reference journal for cutting-edge research on the applications of surfaces and interfaces. In addition to the applied focus, work considered for publication in RSC Applied Interfaces is expected to be highly original and of top quality. The journal seeks to report major scientific advances beyond the state of the art, at the cutting edge of this interdisciplinary field. |
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RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Alicja Bachmatiuk, Xiaoqin Yang, Maria Zdończyk, Szymon Abrahamczyk, Gražyna Simha Martynková and Mark H. Rümmeli as they discuss their recently published review entitled ‘No substrate required: electron-beam-enabled, single-atom-thick 2D metals and metal oxides‘.
RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Taame Abraha Berhe as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Strategic engineering of perovskite solar cells: revolutionary developments from interfacial stabilization to copper-based semiconductor innovations‘.
RSC Applied Interfaces publishes interdisciplinary work with an applied focus, which can be read for free here. To celebrate the excellent articles that have been published so far in our journal, we asked some of our authors to discuss their work in more detail.
In this post, we hear from Xinhao Li as they discuss their recently published article entitled ‘Zr-based metal–organic frameworks for colorimetric sensing applications‘.
