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The European Battery Regulation and Digital Battery Passport: Prospects and Challenges

  • Francesca Soavi,
  • Alessandro Gregucci,
  • Alessandro Liverani,
  • Shoayb Mojtahedi,
  • Elisabetta Petri,
  • Federico Mascetti,
  • Francesco Capodarca and
  • Elyes Bel Hadj Jrad

With the rapid and exponential expansion of the lithium-ion battery (LIB) market, a new regulatory framework has been introduced, centered on the implementation of a Battery Passport (BP) to enhance transparency, traceability, and sustainability acro...

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Potassium-ion batteries hold great promise for large-scale energy storage, but their commercialization is hindered by the large ionic radius of potassium, which causes sluggish kinetics and severe volume expansion in anode materials. To address this,...

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Advancing Measurement Capabilities in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Exploring the Potential of Fiber Optic Sensors for Thermal Monitoring of Battery Cells

  • Florian Krause,
  • Felix Schweizer,
  • Alexandra Burger,
  • Franziska Ludewig,
  • Marcus Knips,
  • Katharina Quade,
  • Andreas Würsig and
  • Dirk Uwe Sauer

This work demonstrates the potential of fiber optic sensors for measuring thermal effects in lithium-ion batteries, using a fiber optic measurement method of Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR). The innovative application of fiber sensors a...

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Performance Improvement of a Honeycomb Battery Thermal Management System Based on Fin–Casing Synergistically Enhanced Heat Transfer

  • Liang Tong,
  • Xin Gong,
  • Shenglin Su,
  • Linzhi Xu,
  • Min Liu,
  • Lingyu Chen,
  • Qianqian Xin,
  • Tianqi Yang,
  • Hengyun Zhang and
  • Jinsheng Xiao

With the continuous rise in the energy density of power batteries, battery heat generation has become an increasingly severe issue. Particularly under extreme conditions combining high summer temperatures and high discharge rates, battery thermal saf...

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116 Views
18 Pages

Polymer electrolytes have been explored as an alternative to conventional aqueous electrolytes in zinc-ion batteries, particularly for flexible and wearable applications. Despite the increasing interest in polymer electrolyte-based zinc-ion batteries...

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168 Views
32 Pages

Electric Vehicles (EVs) can contribute significantly to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and addressing climate change problems. Modern EVs are primarily powered by electrochemical batteries such as lead-acid (Pb-acid), nickel-metal hydride (NiMH),...

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185 Views
18 Pages

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of SnS2/N Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Wei Liu,
  • Longhua Zhang,
  • Jingbo Zhang,
  • Ming Li,
  • Yu He,
  • Shipin Wang and
  • Hewei Liu

Although tin disulfide (SnS2) possesses a theoretical specific capacity (645 mAh g−1) significantly superior to that of commercial graphite, along with the merits of Earth abundance and cost-effectiveness, its commercial application as an anode...

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149 Views
22 Pages

High-speed solid particles ejected during battery thermal runaway pose severe safety threats, yet their velocity measurement is hindered by high density, microscopic size, and intense glare. This study proposes a non-intrusive velocimetry framework t...

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249 Views
24 Pages

An Integrated Hydrometallurgical–Electrodialysis Process for High-Purity Lithium Carbonate Recovery from Battery Waste

  • Jose Luis Aldana,
  • Lourdes Yurramendi,
  • Javier Antoñanzas,
  • Javier Nieto and
  • Carmen del Río

The rapid increase in end-of-life lithium-ion batteries demands sustainable recycling routes for lithium recovery. This work presents a novel integrated hydrometallurgical–electrodialysis process designed specifically for recovering lithium fro...

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425 Views
34 Pages

Thermal runaway is one of the most critical safety challenges limiting the widespread deployment of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, energy storage systems, and aerospace applications. With the continuous increase in battery energy density...

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296 Views
14 Pages

Lithium manganese iron phosphate [LiMnxFe1−xPO4 (x ≤ 0.5)]-based cathode materials were synthesized via a hydrothermal method to investigate their composition effect on structure and electrochemical performance. The X-ray diffraction results...

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357 Views
24 Pages

The article presents the possibilities of integrating artificial intelligence (through specific machine learning techniques) in the design and construction process of a battery in order to optimize its thermal management. The workflow starts from CFD...

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238 Views
22 Pages

A Novel Empirical Degradation-Guided Transformer–GRU Network for Predicting Battery Capacity Degradation

  • Xiandao Lei,
  • Chenyu Liu,
  • Zeping Chen,
  • Jin Fang,
  • Shanshan Guo and
  • Caiping Zhang

Battery ageing is inevitable during operation, leading not only to performance degradation but to potential safety concerns. Consequently, accurate prediction of the state of health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries is crucial for ensuring their safety...

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216 Views
26 Pages

Accurate estimation of the state of charge (SOC) is essential for the safe and efficient operation of lithium-ion batteries. Conventional Adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter (AUKF) methods often exhibit limited accuracy, primarily due to the empirical s...

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235 Views
15 Pages

State of Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on Voltage Data Segment Hybrid Model

  • Zhenhan Zou,
  • Xiangyang Xia,
  • Chaofeng Zhang,
  • Jiahui Yue,
  • Boyan Xia and
  • Caibo Zhou

28 February 2026

The health state estimation of lithium-ion batteries are the essential issues for the safety of energy storage stations. The important indicators often focus on the battery capacity and internal resistance. However, the measurement of capacity requir...

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366 Views
19 Pages

27 February 2026

The growing demand for higher-energy lithium-ion batteries, encompassing consumer electronics, stationary grid storage, and electric mobility to specialized sectors like aerospace, medical devices, and industrial robotics, requires cathode materials...

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296 Views
20 Pages

26 February 2026

Module- and pack-level mechanical design of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles is a primary driver of swelling-induced stack pressure and spatially varying ageing. Current practice remains largely empirical or data-driven and configuration-sp...

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337 Views
26 Pages

Structure–Property Relationships of Recycled Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes: Microstructure Optimization Using Virtual Materials Testing

  • Lukas Fuchs,
  • Philipp Rieder,
  • Donal P. Finegan,
  • Francois Usseglio-Viretta,
  • Jeffery Allen,
  • Melissa Popeil,
  • Orkun Furat and
  • Volker Schmidt

26 February 2026

The increasing demand for sustainable battery technologies requires effective recycling strategies for end-of-life lithium-ion battery cathodes. In this study, virtual materials testing, a well-established framework for modeling conventionally manufa...

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368 Views
35 Pages

24 February 2026

Silicon (Si) has attracted extensive attention as a promising anode material for next-generation lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to its ultra-high theoretical capacity, low lithiation potential, and economic advantages. However, drastic volume expan...

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435 Views
30 Pages

24 February 2026

Considering the synergistic optimization design of battery thermal safety and system economy in extreme environments, a hybrid lithium-ion battery thermal management system (BTMS) employing composite phase change material (CPCM) with liquid cooling i...

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337 Views
15 Pages

20 February 2026

The transition to clean energy and electrification of transportation requires accurate, real-time monitoring of the state of health (SoH) of lithium-ion batteries, which serve as critical components for energy storage. Conventional SoH estimation met...

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405 Views
48 Pages

19 February 2026

Accurate state-of-health (SOH) estimation is a cornerstone of safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. In recent years, rapid advances in artificial intelligence tec...

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253 Views
24 Pages

18 February 2026

This article focuses on the synthesis and characterization of an amorphous carbon derived from spent coffee grounds converted into a porous amorphous carbon (Cp1) by carbonization up to 900 °C and subsequently combined with aluminum via mechanoch...

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725 Views
50 Pages

18 February 2026

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are pivotal in electric vehicles (EVs), grid storage, and portable electronics, but their high energy density introduces safety risks, particularly thermal runaway (TR). TR can lead to fires, explosions, and hazardous emi...

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Strategies for Enhancing Battery Life Under Fast Charging: Insights from NMC-Based Cell Cycling

  • Saiful Islam,
  • Pete Barnes,
  • Bumjun Park,
  • Bianca Yi Wen Mak,
  • Michael C. Evans,
  • Eric J. Dufek and
  • Tanvir R. Tanim

17 February 2026

Fast charging improves the usability of consumer electronics and electric vehicles (EVs) by reducing range anxiety and downtime but accelerates battery degradation and raises safety concerns. Optimizing operational conditions during fast-charging is...

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504 Views
21 Pages

Architectural Evolution and Advanced Joining Techniques in High-Energy-Density Cylindrical Li-Ion Cells

  • Masilamani Chelladurai Asirvatham,
  • Puritut Nakhanivej,
  • Vincent A. Perry-French,
  • Ehman F. Altaf,
  • Melanie J. Loveridge,
  • Tanveerkhan S. Pathan and
  • James D. McLaggan

17 February 2026

This study presents a comparative analysis of cylindrical lithium-ion cell architectures, tracing the evolution from the conventional tabbed design (18650/21700) to the large-format 4680 cell with its tabless current collectors. This architectural sh...

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249 Views
15 Pages

16 February 2026

Efficient and accurate characterization of lithium-ion battery packs is critical for both first-life applications and second-life reuse. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) provides detailed insight into internal electrochemical processes, b...

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  • Open Access
322 Views
19 Pages

15 February 2026

Lithium-rich manganese-based cathode materials (LRMs, Li1.2Mn0.54Ni0.13Co0.13O2) are promising prospects for subsequent-generation lithium-ion batteries owing to their elevated operating voltage, large specific capacity, and affordability. Nonetheles...

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578 Views
23 Pages

15 February 2026

The corrosion behavior and passive-film stability of a β-TiZrNbTa (β-TZNT) alloy were investigated in artificial seawater (ASW), focusing on the effects of pH, temperature, immersion time, fluoride ion concentration, and potential scan rate...

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670 Views
24 Pages

Toward Sustainable Anode Materials: LCA of Natural Graphite Processing in Québec

  • Gary Vegh,
  • Sajedi Sarah,
  • Ivan Kantor,
  • Khalil Amine,
  • Muskan Srivastava,
  • Mina Rezayi,
  • Anil Kumar Madikere Raghunatha Reddy and
  • Karim Zaghib

15 February 2026

Graphite is a critical mineral used to produce anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Battery-grade anode active material (AAM) is derived from natural graphite. As the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to expand across North America, establis...

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483 Views
24 Pages

15 February 2026

This research focuses on the passive behavior changes of 3 Ah pouch LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries during low-temperature storage, a point often neglected in previous studies. This experiment examines the low-temperature non-operational endurance of fully c...

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  • Open Access
269 Views
16 Pages

Research on Three-Dimensional Localization of Pressure Relief Sound Source of Energy Storage Battery Pack Based on BP Neural Networks

  • Shan Jiang,
  • Chen Zhang,
  • Qili Lin,
  • Xingtong Li,
  • Yangjun Wang,
  • Zhikuan Wang,
  • Yindi Wang,
  • Jian Zhao,
  • Zhengye Yang and
  • Jifeng Song
  • + 1 author

14 February 2026

Thermal runaway events in energy storage power stations exhibit distinct acoustic characteristic signals. Three-dimensional localization of the sound source is of significant importance for achieving precise firefighting interventions. This study pro...

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358 Views
27 Pages

A Reusable Framework for Dynamic Simulation of Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Battery Energy Storage

  • Renos Rotas,
  • Panagiotis Karafotis,
  • Petros Iliadis,
  • Nikolaos Nikolopoulos,
  • Dimitrios Rakopoulos and
  • Ananias Tomboulides

14 February 2026

This paper presents a modeling framework for large-capacity lithium-ion battery energy storage systems (BESSs), developed within the Modelica LIBSystems library and focused on system-level integration. The framework builds on a combined analysis of t...

  • Article
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387 Views
31 Pages

14 February 2026

Accurate estimation of the State of Charge (SOC) for lithium-ion batteries is a core function of the Battery Management System (BMS). However, LiFePO4 batteries present specific challenges for SOC estimation due to the characteristic plateau in their...

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  • Open Access
260 Views
28 Pages

14 February 2026

Multi-stack Polymer electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) systems are increasingly adopted in heavy-duty mobility to overcome the power limitations and thermal instability of single-stack configurations. However, the overall energy efficiency, hydro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
287 Views
16 Pages

14 February 2026

This paper proposed a stacking-based ensemble model to replace the traditional single machine learning model prediction approach, significantly improving the evaluation efficiency of SoC and SoH of lithium batteries. Firstly, a dataset was constructe...

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332 Views
30 Pages

13 February 2026

Mass M (kg) and peak intrusion L (mm) are jointly minimized for a CFRP-enabled battery pack enclosure under the GB 38031-2025 −40° side-pole extrusion condition. A 50-run explicit FE design of experiments is conducted and deterministically...

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361 Views
21 Pages

When Electrolytes Are Semiconductors: A Feature, Not a Bug for Solid-State Batteries

  • Beatriz M. Gomes,
  • Manuela C. Baptista and
  • M. Helena Braga

13 February 2026

The development of stable and efficient solid electrolytes is essential for advancing solid-state battery technologies. In this study, we present a comparative study of three sulfide-based electrolytes, Li6PS5Cl (LPSCl), Li6PS5Br (LPSBr), and Li10GeP...

  • Communication
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587 Views
9 Pages

Hybrid Ionic Liquid–Organic Electrolyte Technologies for Sodium-Ion Batteries

  • Daniela Ariaudo,
  • Antonio Rinaldi,
  • Rodolfo Araneo,
  • Alessandro Dell’Era and
  • Giovanni Battista Appetecchi

12 February 2026

An innovative ionic liquid–organic hybrid electrolyte technology was developed to obtain safer and more reliable sodium-ion battery (SIB) systems. The formulation is based on the 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bis(flurosulfonyl)imide (EMIFSI) ion...

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343 Views
17 Pages

10 February 2026

Lithium-ion batteries are widely used in electrochemical energy storage due to their advantages such as fast response and good scalability, but they are prone to thermal runaway (TR) under abusive conditions. Liquid nitrogen has been proven effective...

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  • Open Access
267 Views
12 Pages

A Grape-like Co3O4@N-Doped Graphene Oxide/N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Ternary Nanocomposite for Efficient Supercapacitor Performance

  • Qianxin Liu,
  • Yuyang Zou,
  • Yudie Li,
  • Peigen Wang,
  • Yiren Chen,
  • Gang Chen,
  • Bo Han,
  • Yunfeng Tian and
  • Kaisheng Xia

9 February 2026

Cobalt-based oxides are promising candidates for supercapacitor electrodes, but their practical application is often hindered by poor electrical conductivity, limited ion diffusion, and insufficient cycling stability. Herein, we present a novel strat...

  • Article
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353 Views
21 Pages

8 February 2026

Battery energy storage systems (BESSs) are increasingly deployed by European Balance Responsible Parties (BRPs) to mitigate system-imbalance exposure; yet, techno-economic assessments often represent degradation using fixed-lifetime or equivalent-ful...

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  • Open Access
333 Views
30 Pages

6 February 2026

Accurately assessing battery health across mixed datasets remains a challenge due to differences in chemistry, format, and usage history. This study presents a reproducible framework for preparing battery cycling data using incremental capacity analy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
369 Views
19 Pages

Effects of Mechanical Deformation Depth and Size on the Electrochemical Impedance Response of Large-Format Lithium-Ion Batteries

  • Christoph Drießen,
  • Jun Yin,
  • Maximilian Schinagl,
  • Patrick Höschele and
  • Christian Ellersdorfer

6 February 2026

This study uses electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) to investigate coupled effects of mechanical deformation depth and size on impedance responses of large-format prismatic lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Stepwise out-of-plane deformations wer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
383 Views
31 Pages

5 February 2026

The widespread adoption of electric mobility has accelerated decarbonization in transportation applications, increasing the reliance on lithium-ion batteries (Li-IBs) in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems. To analyze battery risk unde...

  • Article
  • Open Access
484 Views
23 Pages

Deep Neural Network Optimization for Lithium-Ion Battery State of Health Prediction in Electric Vehicles: Outperforming Hybrid Models

  • Saad El Fallah,
  • Jaouad Kharbach,
  • Jonas Vanagas,
  • Ahmed Lakhssassi,
  • Hassan Qjidaa and
  • Mohammed Ouazzani Jamil

4 February 2026

It is now crucial to accurately monitor the state of health (SoH) of batteries in a setting where the use of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy technologies is still growing. To solve this issue and evaluate the SoH, this paper makes use of...

  • Review
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50 Pages

Advances in All-Solid-State Batteries Based on Chloride Solid Electrolytes

  • Lihao Tang,
  • Zijun Cui,
  • Fei Xie,
  • Xiaohui Rong,
  • Yong-Sheng Hu and
  • Yaxiang Lu

4 February 2026

Driven by the imperative for enhanced battery safety, solid electrolytes have emerged as a leading strategy in next-generation energy storage technologies. Beyond conventional polymer, oxide, and sulfide systems, chloride-based inorganic solid electr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
385 Views
20 Pages

2 February 2026

Lithium-ion batteries are extensively employed in new energy vehicles, where accurate State of Charge (SOC) estimation is fundamental for optimal battery management. However, existing methods often rely on single-model approaches and fail to leverage...

  • Article
  • Open Access
292 Views
24 Pages

1 February 2026

Reliable state estimation is critical for the safe operation of second-life battery systems but is severely hindered by significant parameter heterogeneity arising from diverse historical aging conditions. Traditional static models struggle to adapt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
343 Views
18 Pages

1 February 2026

Accurate estimation of the State-of-Health (SOH) is essential for the reliable operation of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. However, conventional data-driven models often lack interpretability and show limited r...

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