Best Paper Award

The Batteries Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose six articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of June.

The Prize:
– Three research articles and three reviews will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 200, a certificate, and a voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)—valid for one year.

Award FAQ

 
Batteries Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Batteries will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

12 pages, 3112 KB  
Article
Sodium Citrate Electrolyte Additive to Improve Zinc Anode Behavior in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
by Xin Liu, Liang Yue, Weixu Dong, Yifan Qu, Xianzhong Sun and Lifeng Chen
Batteries 2024, 10(3), 97; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10030097 - 11 Mar 2024
24 pages, 7412 KB  
Article
Characterization of Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Emissions—Part 1: Chemical Composition of Fine Particles (PM2.5)
by Matthew Claassen, Bjoern Bingham, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, Yan Wang and Xiaoliang Wang
Batteries 2024, 10(9), 301; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10090301 - 27 Aug 2024
14 pages, 1598 KB  
Article
Surface Reduction of Li2CO3 on LLZTO Solid-State Electrolyte via Scalable Open-Air Plasma Treatment
by Mohammed Sahal, Jinzhao Guo, Candace K. Chan and Nicholas Rolston
Batteries 2024, 10(7), 249; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10070249 - 12 Jul 2024
30 pages, 6366 KB  
Review
A Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling: Technologies, Sustainability, and Open Issues
by Alessandra Zanoletti, Eleonora Carena, Chiara Ferrara and Elza Bontempi
Batteries 2024, 10(1), 38; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10010038 - 22 Jan 2024
37 pages, 2206 KB  
Review
Review on Modeling and SOC/SOH Estimation of Batteries for Automotive Applications
by Pierpaolo Dini, Antonio Colicelli and Sergio Saponara
Batteries 2024, 10(1), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10010034 - 18 Jan 2024
38 pages, 9849 KB  
Review
Binders for Li-Ion Battery Technologies and Beyond: A Comprehensive Review
by Muskan Srivastava, Anil Kumar M. R. and Karim Zaghib
Batteries 2024, 10(8), 268; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10080268 - 26 Jul 2024

Award Committee

Prof. Pascal Venet Chairperson
Université Lyon 1
Prof. Dr. Jun Yan
Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Prof. Odne Stokke Burheim
Dep. Energy and Process Engineering
Dr. Jinliang Li
Jinan University

Winner

18 pages, 5857 KB  
Article
State of Charge and Temperature Joint Estimation Based on Ultrasonic Reflection Waves for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications
by Runnan Zhang, Xiaoyu Li, Chuanyu Sun, Songyuan Yang, Yong Tian and Jindong Tian
Batteries 2023, 9(6), 335; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9060335 - 20 Jun 2023
20 pages, 7995 KB  
Article
Design, Properties, and Manufacturing of Cylindrical Li-Ion Battery Cells—A Generic Overview
by Sabri Baazouzi, Niklas Feistel, Johannes Wanner, Inga Landwehr, Alexander Fill and Kai Peter Birke
Batteries 2023, 9(6), 309; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9060309 - 3 Jun 2023
23 pages, 3168 KB  
Article
Trends in Automotive Battery Cell Design: A Statistical Analysis of Empirical Data
by Steffen Link, Christoph Neef and Tim Wicke
Batteries 2023, 9(5), 261; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9050261 - 5 May 2023
22 pages, 4151 KB  
Review
Challenges and Future Prospects of the MXene-Based Materials for Energy Storage Applications
by Svitlana Nahirniak, Apurba Ray and Bilge Saruhan
Batteries 2023, 9(2), 126; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9020126 - 10 Feb 2023
37 pages, 3874 KB  
Review
Battery State of Health Estimate Strategies: From Data Analysis to End-Cloud Collaborative Framework
by Kaiyi Yang, Lisheng Zhang, Zhengjie Zhang, Hanqing Yu, Wentao Wang, Mengzheng Ouyang, Cheng Zhang, Qi Sun, Xiaoyu Yan, Shichun Yang and Xinhua Liu
Batteries 2023, 9(7), 351; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries9070351 - 1 Jul 2023

Award Committee

Prof. Karim Zaghib Chairperson
Dr. Torsten Brezesinski
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Prof. Dr. Jun Yan
Harbin Engineering University
Dr. Douglas Ivey
Unversity of Alberta

Winner

13 pages, 7869 KB  
Article
Revisiting Polytetrafluorethylene Binder for Solvent-Free Lithium-Ion Battery Anode Fabrication
by Yang Zhang, Frederik Huld, Song Lu, Camilla Jektvik, Fengliu Lou and Zhixin Yu
Batteries 2022, 8(6), 57; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8060057 - 16 Jun 2022
17 pages, 5776 KB  
Article
Study on Thermal Runaway Behavior of Li-Ion Batteries Using Different Abuse Methods
by Dan Wei, Mengqi Zhang, Linpei Zhu, Hu Chen, Wensheng Huang, Jian Yao, Zhuchen Yuan, Chengshan Xu and Xuning Feng
Batteries 2022, 8(11), 201; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8110201 - 31 Oct 2022
16 pages, 5384 KB  
Article
The Impact of an Overlaid Ripple Current on Battery Aging: The Development of the SiCWell Dataset
by Erik Goldammer, Marius Gentejohann, Michael Schlüter, Daniel Weber, Wolfgang Wondrak, Sibylle Dieckerhoff, Clemens Gühmann and Julia Kowal
Batteries 2022, 8(2), 11; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8020011 - 31 Jan 2022
25 pages, 5184 KB  
Review
Recent Development in Carbon-LiFePO4 Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Mini Review
by Brindha Ramasubramanian, Subramanian Sundarrajan, Vijila Chellappan, M. V. Reddy, Seeram Ramakrishna and Karim Zaghib
Batteries 2022, 8(10), 133; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8100133 - 21 Sep 2022
28 pages, 4239 KB  
Review
A Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Failure Hazards: Test Standards, Accident Analysis, and Safety Suggestions
by Xin Lai, Jian Yao, Changyong Jin, Xuning Feng, Huaibin Wang, Chengshan Xu and Yuejiu Zheng
Batteries 2022, 8(11), 248; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries8110248 - 20 Nov 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Andreas Jossen Chairperson
Technical University of Munich
Prof. Dr. Seung-Wan Song
Chungnam National University
Prof. Dr. Xianzhong Sun
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Prof. Dr. Jun Yan
Harbin Engineering University

Winner

15 pages, 2060 KB  
Article
Life Cycle Analysis of Lithium-Ion Batteries for Automotive Applications
by Qiang Dai, Jarod C. Kelly, Linda Gaines and Michael Wang
Batteries 2019, 5(2), 48; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries5020048 - 1 Jun 2019
11 pages, 9969 KB  
Article
Design Strategies for High Power vs. High Energy Lithium Ion Cells
by Michael J. Lain, James Brandon and Emma Kendrick
Batteries 2019, 5(4), 64; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries5040064 - 5 Oct 2019
39 pages, 8115 KB  
Review
Pre-Lithiation Strategies for Rechargeable Energy Storage Technologies: Concepts, Promises and Challenges
by Florian Holtstiege, Peer Bärmann, Roman Nölle, Martin Winter and Tobias Placke
Batteries 2018, 4(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries4010004 - 23 Jan 2018
33 pages, 3465 KB  
Review
A Critical Review of Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Processes from a Circular Economy Perspective
by Omar Velázquez-Martínez, Johanna Valio, Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio, Markus Reuter and Rodrigo Serna-Guerrero
Batteries 2019, 5(4), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries5040068 - 5 Nov 2019
24 pages, 7105 KB  
Review
Critical Review of the Use of Reference Electrodes in Li-Ion Batteries: A Diagnostic Perspective
by Rinaldo Raccichini, Marco Amores and Gareth Hinds
Batteries 2019, 5(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries5010012 - 18 Jan 2019

Award Committee

Prof. Andreas Jossen Chairperson
Technical University of Munich
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