Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives

Dear Colleagues,

To respond to the growing demand for energy storage devices, Li-ion batteries have become the top choice for electronic devices because of their high energy density. In the past two decades of material and cell design innovation and development, the performance of Li-ion batteries has improved drastically.

However, the organic electrolytes used in Li-ion batteries have sometimes caused safety issues such as fire hazards and electrolyte leakage. Therefore, less flammable solid electrolytes and all-solid-state batteries have been intensively researched; this Special Issue, therefore, focuses on these two technologies.

The fundamental and practical research in this issue will cover solid electrolytes (i.e., ceramic electrolytes, polymer electrolytes, and ceramic–polymer composite electrolytes) and all-solid-state batteries. The scope is not limited to novel materials; research on synthetic and characterization techniques, as well as theoretical research, is also welcome.

We invite submissions in the following areas:

• Ceramic electrolytes;
• Polymer electrolytes;
• Composite electrolytes;
• Ion conduction mechanism;
• Novel synthetic techniques;
• Novel characterization techniques;
• All-solid-state batteries.

Prof. Dr. Masashi Kotobuki
Guest Editor

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 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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-anonymized 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.