Editing Molecular engineering (section)

=== [[Energy harvesting|Energy Harvesting]] and [[Energy storage|Storage]] ===

* [[Flow battery|Flow batteries]] - Synthesizing molecules for high-energy density electrolytes and highly-selective membranes in grid-scale energy storage systems.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Huang|first1=Jinhua|last2=Su|first2=Liang|last3=Kowalski|first3=Jeffrey A.|last4=Barton|first4=John L.|last5=Ferrandon|first5=Magali|last6=Burrell|first6=Anthony K.|last7=Brushett|first7=Fikile R.|last8=Zhang|first8=Lu|date=2015-07-14|title=A subtractive approach to molecular engineering of dimethoxybenzene-based redox materials for non-aqueous flow batteries|journal=J. Mater. Chem. A|language=en|volume=3|issue=29|pages=14971–14976|doi=10.1039/c5ta02380g|issn=2050-7496}}</ref>
* [[Lithium-ion battery|Lithium-ion batteries]] - Creating new molecules for use as electrode binders,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Wu|first1=Mingyan|last2=Xiao|first2=Xingcheng|last3=Vukmirovic|first3=Nenad|last4=Xun|first4=Shidi|last5=Das|first5=Prodip K.|last6=Song|first6=Xiangyun|last7=Olalde-Velasco|first7=Paul|last8=Wang|first8=Dongdong|last9=Weber|first9=Adam Z.|date=2013-07-31|title=Toward an Ideal Polymer Binder Design for High-Capacity Battery Anodes|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|language=EN|volume=135|issue=32|pages=12048–12056|doi=10.1021/ja4054465|pmid=23855781|s2cid=12715155 |url=http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4vm90145}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Choi|first1=Jaecheol|last2=Kim|first2=Kyuman|last3=Jeong|first3=Jiseon|last4=Cho|first4=Kuk Young|last5=Ryou|first5=Myung-Hyun|last6=Lee|first6=Yong Min|date=2015-06-30|title=Highly Adhesive and Soluble Copolyimide Binder: Improving the Long-Term Cycle Life of Silicon Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries|journal=ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces|language=EN|volume=7|issue=27|pages=14851–14858|doi=10.1021/acsami.5b03364|pmid=26075943}}</ref> electrolytes,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Tan|first1=Shi|last2=Ji|first2=Ya J.|last3=Zhang|first3=Zhong R.|last4=Yang|first4=Yong|date=2014-07-21|title=Recent Progress in Research on High-Voltage Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries|journal=ChemPhysChem|language=en|volume=15|issue=10|pages=1956–1969|doi=10.1002/cphc.201402175|pmid=25044525|issn=1439-7641}}</ref> electrolyte additives,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Zhu|first1=Ye|last2=Li|first2=Yan|last3=Bettge|first3=Martin|last4=Abraham|first4=Daniel P.|date=2012-01-01|title=Positive Electrode Passivation by LiDFOB Electrolyte Additive in High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Cells|journal=Journal of the Electrochemical Society|language=en|volume=159|issue=12|pages=A2109–A2117|doi=10.1149/2.083212jes|issn=0013-4651}}</ref> or even for energy storage directly<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/560/new-laminar-batteries|title=New Laminar Batteries {{!}} Printed Electronics World|date=2007-05-18|access-date=2016-08-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Nokami|first1=Toshiki|last2=Matsuo|first2=Takahiro|last3=Inatomi|first3=Yuu|last4=Hojo|first4=Nobuhiko|last5=Tsukagoshi|first5=Takafumi|last6=Yoshizawa|first6=Hiroshi|last7=Shimizu|first7=Akihiro|last8=Kuramoto|first8=Hiroki|last9=Komae|first9=Kazutomo|date=2012-11-20|title=Polymer-Bound Pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone for Fast-Charge and -Discharge Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Capacity|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|language=EN|volume=134|issue=48|pages=19694–19700|doi=10.1021/ja306663g|pmid=23130634}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Liang|first1=Yanliang|last2=Chen|first2=Zhihua|last3=Jing|first3=Yan|last4=Rong|first4=Yaoguang|last5=Facchetti|first5=Antonio|last6=Yao|first6=Yan|date=2015-04-11|title=Heavily n-Dopable π-Conjugated Redox Polymers with Ultrafast Energy Storage Capability|journal=Journal of the American Chemical Society|language=EN|volume=137|issue=15|pages=4956–4959|doi=10.1021/jacs.5b02290|pmid=25826124|doi-access=free}}</ref> in order to improve energy density (using materials such as [[graphene]], silicon [[nanorod]]s, and [[Lithium metal battery|lithium metal]]), power density, cycle life, and safety.
* [[Solar cell]]s - Developing new materials for more efficient and cost-effective solar cells including [[Organic solar cell|organic]], [[Quantum dot solar cell|quantum dot]] or [[Perovskite solar cell|perovskite]]-based [[photovoltaics]].
* [[Photocatalytic water splitting]] - Enhancing the production of hydrogen fuel using solar energy and advanced catalytic materials such as [[semiconductor nanoparticles]]