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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. “Application of Li3InCl6-PEO Composite Electrolyte in All-Solid-State Battery”
by Han-Xin Mei, Paolo Piccardo and Roberto Spotorno
Batteries 2026, 12(1), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12010021
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/1/21

2. “Recovery of High-Purity Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate from Lithium-Rich Leachate by Anti-Solvent Crystallization: Process Optimization and Impurity Incorporation Mechanisms”
by Faizan Muneer, Ida Strandkvist, Fredrik Engström and Lena Sundqvist-Öqvist
Batteries 2026, 12(1), 35; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12010035
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/1/35

3. “Experimental Study of Pouch-Type Battery Cell Thermal Characteristics Operated at High C-Rates”
by Marius Vasylius, Deivydas Šapalas, Benas Dumbrauskas, Valentinas Kartašovas, Audrius Senulis, Artūras Tadžijevas, Pranas Mažeika, Rimantas Didžiokas, Ernestas Šimkutis and Lukas Januta
Batteries 2026, 12(1), 14; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12010014
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/1/14

4. “Deep Learning-Based State Estimation for Sodium-Ion Batteries Using Long Short-Term Memory Network”
by Yunzhe Li, Yuhao Li, Jiangong Zhu, Haifeng Dai, Zhi Li and Bo Jiang
Batteries 2026, 12(1), 6; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12010006
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/1/6

5. “State of Health Estimation of Lithium Cobalt Oxide Batteries Based on ARX Identification Across Different Temperatures”
by Simone Barcellona, Mattia Ribera, Emanuele Fedele, Pasquale Franzese, Luigi Piegari, Lorenzo Codecasa and Diego Iannuzzi
Batteries 2026, 12(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12010002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/1/2

6. “Selective Extraction of Lithium from Li Batteries by Leaching the Black Mass in Oxalic Acid”
by Kristina Talianova, Martina Laubertová, Zita Takáčová, Jakub Klimko, Jaroslav Briančin, Simon Nagy and Dušan Oráč
Batteries 2026, 12(2), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12020043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/2/43

7. “A Parametric LFP Battery Degradation Model for Techno-Economic Assessment of European System-Imbalance Services”
by Samuel O. Ezennaya and Julia Kowal
Batteries 2026, 12(2), 56; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12020056
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/2/56

8. “Architectural Evolution and Advanced Joining Techniques in High-Energy-Density Cylindrical Li-Ion Cells”
by Masilamani Chelladurai Asirvatham, Puritut Nakhanivej, Vincent A. Perry-French, Ehman F. Altaf, Melanie J. Loveridge, Tanveerkhan S. Pathan and James D. McLaggan
Batteries 2026, 12(2), 72; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12020072
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/2/72

9. “Strategies for Enhancing Battery Life Under Fast Charging: Insights from NMC-Based Cell Cycling”
by Saiful Islam, Pete Barnes, Bumjun Park, Bianca Yi Wen Mak, Michael C. Evans, Eric J. Dufek and Tanvir R. Tanim
Batteries 2026, 12(2), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12020073
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/2/73

10. “A Review of Nail Penetration and Thermal Abuse Tests of Lithium-Ion Batteries and Their Emission Characterization”
by Ananthu Shibu Nair, Xiao-Yu Wu, Prodip K. Das and Michael Fowler
Batteries 2026, 12(2), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12020074
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/2/74

11. “Battery State-of-Health Estimation with Embedded Impedance Spectrum Features Under Multiple Battery Chemistry and Temperature Conditions”
by Yue Xiang, Dikshit Chauhan and Dipti Srinivasan
Batteries 2026, 12(2), 77; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12020077
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/2/77

12. “AI-Driven Thermal Management Optimization for Lithium-Ion Battery Packs: A Surrogate Model Approach to Cell Spacing Design”
by Florin Mariasiu, Ioan Szabo and George E. Mariasiu
Batteries 2026, 12(3), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12030086
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/3/86

13. “An Integrated Hydrometallurgical–Electrodialysis Process for High-Purity Lithium Carbonate Recovery from Battery Waste”
by Jose Luis Aldana, Lourdes Yurramendi, Javier Antoñanzas, Javier Nieto and Carmen del Río
Batteries 2026, 12(3), 89; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12030089
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/3/89

14. “Nitrogen-Enriched Shell Graphite-Core C–Si–N Composite for Reduced Swelling in Si/Graphite Negative Electrodes”
by Jeewon Jang, Seongwoo Lee, Sangyup Lee, Paul Maldonado Nogales, Honggeun Lee, Seunga Yang, Minji Kim, Jeonghun Oh and Soon-Ki Jeong
Batteries 2026, 12(3), 98; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12030098
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/3/98

15. “A Review of Thermal Safety and Management of Second-Life Batteries: Cell Screening, Pack Configuration and Health Estimation”
by Md Imran Hasan, Gang Lei, Dylan Lu and Pablo Poblete Durruty
Batteries 2026, 12(3), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12030099
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/3/99

16. “Toward the Commercialization of Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate for Advanced High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries and Beyond”
by Atiyeh Nekahi and Karim Zaghib
Batteries 2026, 12(3), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries12030087
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/12/3/87