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The following are the Editor’s Choice Articles in 2021 of Batteries (ISSN: 2313-0105):

“Optimization of Disassembly Strategies for Electric Vehicle Batteries”
by Sabri Baazouzi et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(4), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7040074
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/4/74

“High-Potential Test for Quality Control of Separator Defects in Battery Cell Production”
by Louisa Hoffmann et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(4), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7040064
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/4/64

“Life Cycle Modelling of Extraction and Processing of Battery Minerals—A Parametric Approach”
by Nelson Bunyui Manjong et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/57

“Carbon Monoliths with Hierarchical Porous Structure for All-Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries”
by Jose Francisco Vivo-Vilches et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030055
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/55

“Layered Iron Vanadate as a High-Capacity Cathode Material for Nonaqueous Calcium-Ion Batteries”
by Munseok S. Chae et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030054
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/54

“Combining the Distribution of Relaxation Times from EIS and Time-Domain Data for Parameterizing Equivalent Circuit Models of Lithium-Ion Batteries”
by Leo Wildfeuer et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030052
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/52

“Comparative Study of Equivalent Circuit Models Performance in Four Common Lithium-Ion Batteries: LFP, NMC, LMO, NCA”
by Manh-Kien Tran et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 51; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/51

“Analysis and Investigation of Thermal Runaway Propagation for a Mechanically Constrained Lithium-Ion Pouch Cell Module”
by Luigi Aiello et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 49; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030049
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/49

“Identification of Degradation Mechanisms by Post-Mortem Analysis for High Power and High Energy Commercial Li-Ion Cells after Electric Vehicle Aging”
by Pierre Kuntz et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030048
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/48

“Detection of Lithium Plating in Li-Ion Cell Anodes Using Realistic Automotive Fast-Charge Profiles”
by Matteo Dotoli et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030046
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/46

“An ASIC-Based Miniaturized System for Online Multi-Measurand Monitoring of Lithium-Ion Batteries”
by Giuseppe Manfredini et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 45; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030045
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/45

“Absolute Local Quantification of Li as Function of State-of-Charge in All-Solid-State Li Batteries via 2D MeV Ion-Beam Analysis”
by Sören Möller et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7020041
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/2/41

“A Comparison of Lithium-Ion Cell Performance across Three Different Cell Formats”
by Grace Bridgewater et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(2), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7020038
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/2/38

“Calendar Aging of Li-Ion Cells—Experimental Investigation and Empirical Correlation”
by Daniel Werner et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(2), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7020028
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/2/28

“Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Thermal Performance of a Hybrid Battery Thermal Management System for an Electric Van”
by Franck Pra et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(2), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7020027
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/2/27

“Early Detection of Failing Automotive Batteries Using Gas Sensors”
by Christiane Essl et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(2), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7020025
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/2/25

“Influence of Aging on the Failing Behavior of Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries”
by Christiane Essl et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(2), 23; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7020023
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/2/23

“State-of-Charge Monitoring and Battery Diagnosis of Different Lithium Ion Chemistries Using Impedance Spectroscopy”
by Peter Kurzweil and Wolfgang Scheuerpflug
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 17; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010017
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/17

“Thermophysical Characterization of a Layered P2 Type Structure Na_0.53MnO₂ Cathode Material for Sodium Ion Batteries”
by Ijaz Ul Mohsin et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 16; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010016
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/16

“Estimate e-Golf Battery State Using Diagnostic Data and a Digital Twin”
by Lukas Merkle et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 15; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010015
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/15

“A Flexible Model for Benchmarking the Energy Usage of Automotive Lithium-Ion Battery Cell Manufacturing”
by Asanthi Jinasena et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010014
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/14

“Infiltrated and Isostatic Laminated NCM and LTO Electrodes with Plastic Crystal Electrolyte Based on Succinonitrile for Lithium-Ion Solid State Batteries”
by Matthias Coeler et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010011
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/11

“Effects of the Nail Geometry and Humidity on the Nail Penetration of High-Energy Density Lithium Ion Batteries”
by Stefan Doose et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/6

“Design Considerations for Fast Charging Lithium Ion Cells for NMC/MCMB Electrode Pairs”
by William Yourey et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010004
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/4

“In-Situ Tools Used in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Research—Review”
by Purna C. Ghimire et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(3), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7030053
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/3/53

“A Performance and Cost Overview of Selected Solid-State Electrolytes: Race between Polymer Electrolytes and Inorganic Sulfide Electrolytes”
by Duygu Karabelli et al.
Batteries 2021, 7(1), 18; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries7010018
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/7/1/18