Advances in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Smart Electrode Materials and Design
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2023) | Viewed by 428
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely used as power sources for a variety of devices, such as portable electronics, electric vehicles, and military equipment. However, many technical challenges still remain to meet the demand of a wide range of applications. Therefore, the science community is actively seeking advanced solutions of the ‘pain point’ for LIBs.
Among many technologies, new types of LIBs with a high energy density and long battery life have received attention from scholars and new materials have been developed, such as high-concentration electrolytes, lithium-rich cathode materials, high-energy-density anode materials, etc. In order to reduce production costs and toxicity risks, Cobalt-free cathode materials and polyanionic materials with high performance have been investigated into greater detail. The rapid development of LIBs has been observed in recent decades, and various parts of LIBs have been studied to varying degrees.
This Special Issue will compile recent developments in the field of LIBs. It mainly calls for manuscripts on advanced materials using different parts of Li-ion batteries. For anodes or cathodes in LIBs, stable materials with a high power density and energy density is demanded. For solid and liquid electrolytes, large ionic conductivity and low interface effects are required. No matter what kind of properties materials have, the rational design of materials in different scales is required. It will cover various topics, ranging from but not limited to key lithium battery materials, novel LIB devices, and electrochemical-source-derived technology, among others. Topics are open to electrochemical energy storage for the development of applications.
Dr. Qi Fan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrochemical energy storage
- energy material
- electrode material
- nanoscale material
- composite material
