Special Issue "Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries: New Materials and Methods"
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: 5 March 2024 | Viewed by 97
Special Issue Editor
Interests: rechargeable batteries; electrochemistry; inorganic chemistry; supramolecular chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) based on organic electrolytes for large-scale applications, such as electric vehicles and power storage devices, is rapidly increasing. However, current organic solvent-based electrolytes used in commercial LIBs pose serious hazards, such as fire and explosion. To address these issues, researchers are exploring the use of non-volatile aqueous electrolytes that have a high thermal resistance, are inexpensive, and are environmentally friendly.
For this Special Issue, we are seeking contributions that address the following topics:
- Improving the cathode's voltage by methods such as doping cathode materials with high electronegativity atoms;
- Novel high-voltage organic cathode materials;
- Design theory of aqueous electrolytes;
- Introduction of technologies such as machine learning for rapid optimization to improve aqueous-based battery performance;
- Address the HER (hydrogen evolution reaction) issue at the anode interface to prevent the swelling of the battery, especially in mass production units;
- Introduction of a passivation layer on the anode side to suppress the HER;
- Development of electrolytes that are tolerant to the HER.
Dr. Kwan Woo Nam
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aqueous rechargeable batteries
- high-voltage aqueous rechargeable batteries
- electrolytes with a large ESW (electrochemical stability window)
- anode reforming to suppress the HER
Planned Papers
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Title: Design Strategies for High-Performance Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc Batteries
Authors: Siyeon Lee, Heejin Koo, Leejae Kim, Kwan Woo Nam
Affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Ewha Womans University
