Batteries | Invitation to Explore the Editor’s Choice Articles (Issues 1–3, 2025)

Editor’s Choice Articles are selected based on suggestions from the academic editors of Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105). The editors select a small number of recently published articles that they consider particularly interesting to our readers or important in their respective fields of research. You are therefore invited to read the Editor’s Choice Articles, a curated list of high-quality articles published in Batteries. The full list of Editor’s Choice Articles can be viewed via the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/batteries/editors_choice.

 

1. “Research on the Thermal Runaway Behavior and Flammability Limits of Sodium-Ion and Lithium-Ion Batteries”

by Changbao Qi, Hewu Wang, Minghai Li, Cheng Li, Yalun Li , Chao Shi, Ningning Wei, Yan Wang and Huipeng Zhang
Batteries 2025, 11(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11010024
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/1/24

2. “Investigation of the Suitability of the DTV Method for the Online SoH Estimation of NMC Lithium-Ion Cells in Battery Management Systems”

by Jan Neunzling, Philipp Hainke, Hanno Winter, David Henriques, Matthias Fleckenstein and Torsten Markus
Batteries 2025, 11(1), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11010025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/1/25

3. “A Millimeter-Resolution Operando Thermal Image of Prismatic Li-Ion Batteries Using a Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor”

by Zhen Guo, Mina Abedi Varnosfaderani, Calum Briggs, Erdogan Guk and James Marco
Batteries 2025, 11(1), 19; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11010019
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/1/25

4. “On the Performance of Portable NiMH Batteries of General Use”

by Diego F. Quintero Pulido, Catalin Felix Covrig and Matthias Bruchhausen
Batteries 2025, 11(1), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11010030
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/1/30

5. “Analysis of Aging and Degradation in Lithium Batteries Using Distribution of Relaxation Time”

by Muhammad Sohaib, Abdul Shakoor Akram and Woojin Choi
Batteries 2025, 11(1), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11010034
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/1/34

6. “Temperature-Dependent FTIRS Study of Manganese Oxide Spinel Obtained by Solution Combustion Synthesis (SCS) for Supercapacitor Applications”

by Taylan Karakoç, Sécou Sall and Sergey N. Pronkin
Batteries 2025, 11(2), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11020039
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/2/39

7. “Sustainable Extraction of Critical Minerals from Waste Batteries: A Green Solvent Approach in Resource Recovery”

by Afzal Ahmed Dar, Zhi Chen, Gaixia Zhang, Jinguang Hu, Karim Zaghib, Sixu Deng, Xiaolei Wang, Fariborz Haghighat, Catherine N. Mulligan, Chunjiang An et al.
Batteries 2025, 11(2), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11020051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/2/51

8. “Review on Advancements in Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis, Purification, and Multifaceted Applications”

by Anil Kumar Madikere Raghunatha Reddy, Ali Darwiche, Mogalahalli Venkatashamy Reddy and Karim Zaghib
Batteries 2025, 11(2), 71; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11020071
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/2/71

9. “Heteroatom Doping Strategy of Advanced Carbon for Alkali Metal-Ion Capacitors”

by Ti Yin, Yaqin Guo, Xing Huang, Xinya Yang, Leixin Qin, Tianxiang Ning, Lei Tan, Lingjun Li and Kangyu Zou
Batteries 2025, 11(2), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11020069
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/2/69

10. “Advancements in Vibration Testing: Effects on Thermal Performance and Degradation of Modern Batteries”

by Khursheed Sabeel, Maher Al-Greer and Imran Bashir
Batteries 2025, 11(2), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11020082
Available online: http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/2/82

11. “A Review of Pnictogenides for Next-Generation Anode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries”

by Sion Ha, Junhee Kim, Dong Won Kim, Jun Min Suh and Kyeong-Ho Kim
Batteries 2025, 11(2), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11020054
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/2/54

12. “Plasticized Ionic Liquid Crystal Elastomer Emulsion-Based Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries”

by Zakaria Siddiquee, Hyunsang Lee, Weinan Xu, Thein Kyu and Antal Jákli
Batteries 2025, 11(3), 106; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11030106
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/3/106

13. “Exploring the Solubility of Ethylene Carbonate in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: A Pathway for Sustainable Electrolyte Recycling from Li-Ion Batteries”

by Nils Zachmann, Claude Cicconardi and Burçak Ebin
Batteries 2025, 11(3), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11030098
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/3/98

14. “Design and Validation of Anode-Free Sodium-Ion Pouch Cells Employing Prussian White Cathodes”

by Ashley Willow, Marcin Orzech, Sajad Kiani, Nathan Reynolds, Matthew Houchell, Olutimilehin Omisore, Zari Tehrani and Serena Margadonna
Batteries 2025, 11(3), 97; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11030097
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/11/3/97