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Next Generation Batteries with Advanced Electrolytes and Interlayers

A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2024) | Viewed by 4262

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Guruprakash Karkera

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Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstr. 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
Interests: energy storage; battery materials; Li-ion batteries; post-lithium batteries; electrocatalysis
Prof. Dr. Atsushi Nagai

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Next-Generation Energy Group, Ensemble3, Wolczynska, Warsaw, Poland
Interests: all-solid-state battery; Li-ion battery; porous material design as the electrolytes; polymer/organic chemistry; fuel cell; gas storage; proton conduction; alkali conduction
Dr. Shivaraju Guddehalli Chandrappa

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Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtzstr. 11, D-89081 Ulm, Germany
Interests: lithium-ion battery; metal–air battery; electrocatalysis; magnesium-ion batteries
Dr. Arthisree Devendran

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Co-Guest Editor
Next-Generation Energy Group, Ensemble3, Wolczynska, Warsaw, Poland
Interests: conducting polymers; polymer nanocomposite films; electrical and electrochemical studies; energy storage systems; supercapacitor & battery applications

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Lithium-ion batteries have achieved significant success as energy storage devices in e-mobility and portable gadgets, despite the safety concerns regarding the electrolytes. Electrolytes play a key role in rechargeable batteries, including isolating the electron and ion transport pathways and promoting ion-pair dissociation to selectively facilitate transport of the active ionic species (e.g., Li+ ions in a lithium battery). The electrolyte must wet the chemically heterogeneous hybrid materials that constitute the electrodes and separator. The next-generation battery chemistries demand modification in electrolyte design from “conventional” to “novel”, in order to overcome the challenges (e.g., Li-S battery chemistry is accompanied by polysulfide cross-over, for which functional trappers are necessary). In this view, research on new classes of high-voltage, highly stable, safer electrolytes, interlayers, and separators is need of the hour. Importantly, they should enhance ionic conductivity and interfacial compatibility, minimize electrode dissolution and the crossover of discharge products, and of course should provide safe operational characteristics. 

Therefore, the purpose of this Special Issue titled “Next-generation batteries with advanced electrolytes and interlayers” is to promote important research developments and contribute to the sustainable growth of a green future with next-generation “batteries”. We cordially invite potential authors/research groups to submit experimental and theoretical works (articles, communications) or reviews related to all types of electrodes, electrolytes, separators, and interlayers dedicated towards alkali metal/metal-ion, metal–sulphur, metal–air, and all-solid-state batteries and beyond.

Dr. Guruprakash Karkera
Dr. Atsushi Nagai
Dr. Shivaraju Guddehalli Chandrappa
Dr. Arthisree Devendran
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Batteries is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • liquid electrolytes (aqueous/non-aqueous)
  • highly concentrated electrolytes
  • inorganic solid electrolytes
  • quasi/all-solid polymer electrolytes
  • hybrid electrolytes
  • bi-phasic electrolytes
  • interlayers, separators
  • all-solid-state batteries

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Facile Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Orthorhombic Niobium Oxide (T-Nb2O5) for High-Rate Li-Ion Storage with Long Cycling Stability
by Ediga Umeshbabu, Divya Velpula, Guruprakash Karkera, Maddukuri Satyanarayana, Vasudevarao Pasala and P. Justin
Batteries 2023, 9(7), 357; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9070357 - 4 Jul 2023
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Herein, we describe the synthesis and evaluation of hierarchical mesoporous orthorhombic niobium oxide (T-Nb2O5) as an anode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIB). The as-synthesized material addresses key challenges such as beneficial porous structure, poor rate capability, and cycling [...] Read more.
Herein, we describe the synthesis and evaluation of hierarchical mesoporous orthorhombic niobium oxide (T-Nb2O5) as an anode material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIB). The as-synthesized material addresses key challenges such as beneficial porous structure, poor rate capability, and cycling performance of the anode for Li-ion devices. The physicochemical characterization results reveal hierarchical porous nanostructure morphology with agglomerated particles and a 20 to 25 nm dimension range. Moreover, the sample has a high specific surface area (~65 m2 g−1) and pore volume (0.135 cm3 g−1). As for the application in Li-ion devices, the T-Nb2O5 delivered an initial discharging capacity as high as 225 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1 and higher rate capability as well as remarkable cycling features (~70% capacity retention after 300 cycles at 250 mA g−1) with 98% average Coulombic efficiency (CE). Furthermore, the scan rate-dependent charge storage mechanism of the T-Nb2O5 electrode material was described, and the findings demonstrate that the electrode shows an evident and highly effective pseudocapacitive Li intercalation behaviour, which is crucial for understanding the electrode process kinetics. The origin of the improved performance of T-Nb2O5 results from the high surface area and mesoporous structure of the nanoparticles. Full article
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Toward Scalable Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Sulfide Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries
by Hirotada Gamo, Atsushi Nagai and Atsunori Matsuda
Batteries 2023, 9(7), 355; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9070355 - 4 Jul 2023
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All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are promising to be next-generation battery that provides high energy density and intrinsic safety. Research in the field of ASSBs has so far focused on the development of highly conductive solid electrolytes (SEs). The commercialization of ASSBs requires well-established large-scale [...] Read more.
All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are promising to be next-generation battery that provides high energy density and intrinsic safety. Research in the field of ASSBs has so far focused on the development of highly conductive solid electrolytes (SEs). The commercialization of ASSBs requires well-established large-scale manufacturing for sulfide SEs with high ionic conductivity. However, the synthesis for sulfide SEs remains at the laboratory scale with limited scalability owing to their air sensitivity. The liquid-phase synthesis would be an economically viable manufacturing technology for sulfide SEs. Herein, we review a chemical perspective in liquid-phase synthesis that offers high scalability, low cost, and high reaction kinetics. This review provides a guideline for desirable solvent selection based on the solubility and polarity characterized by the donor number and dielectric permittivity of solvents. Additionally, we offer a deeper understanding of the recent works on scalable liquid-phase synthesis using solubilizers and reactant agents. We present an outlook on a universal liquid-phase synthesis of sulfide SEs toward the commercialization of sulfide-based ASSBs. Full article
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