Graphene and carbon nanomaterials have emerged as groundbreaking materials for energy harvesting due to their unique electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. These materials are particularly well-suited for applications in energy conversion and storage technologies, including supercapacitors, batteries, and energy harvesting systems that capture and convert ambient energy sources such as light, heat, and vibrations into usable electrical power.

At the Global Conference on Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing (MSAM – 2026), this session delves into the innovative ways graphene and carbon nanomaterials are being used to enhance energy harvesting technologies, pushing the boundaries of energy efficiency, sustainability, and environmental impact.

We invite submissions and expert talks on:

• Graphene-Based Energy Harvesting Systems: Exploring the potential of graphene in capturing energy from various sources, including its use in flexible and lightweight devices for harvesting solar, thermal, and vibrational energy.

• Carbon Nanotubes and Supercapacitors for Energy Storage: The use of carbon nanotubes in supercapacitors for efficient, high-capacity energy storage systems. Discussing how these materials can revolutionize energy storage devices with faster charge/discharge cycles, higher energy density, and longer lifespans.

• Carbon-Based Materials for Solar Cells and Photovoltaics: The role of graphene and carbon nanomaterials in improving the performance of organic and perovskite solar cells. How these materials contribute to enhanced light absorption, charge mobility, and energy conversion efficiency in next-generation solar technologies.

• Energy Harvesting from Vibration Using Carbon Nanomaterials: Understanding how carbon nanomaterials, including graphene and carbon nanotubes, can be integrated into piezoelectric devices to capture vibrational energy in industrial settings, wearable devices, and autonomous systems.

• Thermal Energy Harvesting with Graphene and Carbon Nanomaterials: Investigating the use of graphene and other carbon-based materials for harvesting waste heat in industrial processes, electronic devices, and systems. How these materials can enable more efficient thermoelectric energy conversion and contribute to sustainable energy solutions.

• Flexible and Wearable Energy Harvesting Devices: The development of flexible and stretchable devices based on graphene and carbon nanomaterials that can harvest energy from body movements, heat, and light for powering wearable electronics, health monitoring systems, and smart textiles.

• Energy Harvesting in Smart Cities with Graphene: How graphene and carbon-based materials can be applied in smart cities for energy harvesting from environmental sources, such as kinetic energy from traffic, light from streetlamps, or vibrations from urban infrastructure, contributing to more sustainable urban energy systems.

• Hybrid Systems for Enhanced Energy Harvesting: The combination of graphene and carbon nanomaterials with other energy harvesting technologies, such as thermoelectrics, piezoelectrics, and photovoltaics, to create hybrid systems with higher energy conversion efficiency and broader application potential.

• Carbon Nanomaterials in Energy Harvesting Wearable Sensors: Exploring the integration of carbon-based materials in wearable sensors that not only collect energy but also monitor and process real-time data from the environment or the human body.

• Scaling Up Graphene-Based Energy Harvesting Devices: Discussing the challenges and breakthroughs in scaling graphene-based energy harvesting systems from laboratory prototypes to large-scale industrial applications, including the issues of cost, production techniques, and device stability.

• Sustainable Materials for Energy Harvesting: The role of graphene and carbon nanomaterials in contributing to the development of eco-friendly, sustainable energy harvesting technologies that reduce the environmental impact of traditional energy generation methods.

• Future Prospects of Graphene in Clean Energy Technologies: Examining the future of graphene and carbon nanomaterials in the broader context of clean energy solutions, including their potential to drive innovations in renewable energy, smart grids, and decentralized power systems.

This session provides a platform for researchers, engineers, and entrepreneurs to present their latest work on graphene and carbon nanomaterials in the context of energy harvesting, offering insights into their transformative potential for the next generation of energy systems.

Join us at MSAM – 2026 in Rome to explore how graphene and carbon nanomaterials are shaping the future of energy harvesting, offering exciting opportunities for sustainable energy solutions and innovations in material science.