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Advanced Carbon-Based Materials for Next-Generation Batteries and Supercapacitors
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13353 | Submission Open
Keywords: batteries; supercapacitors; carbon-based materials; carbon composite materials; microstructure design; composition optimization; energy-storage mechanism; electrolytes; energy densities
Advanced Materials and Degradation Mechanisms in Beyond-Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by Yi Gong, Huanxin Li and Wenjia Du
submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: post-lithium-ion batteries; advanced materials; operando characterisation; sensors; non-invasive monitoring
New Electrochemical Performance of Solid-State Batteries: Development and Challenges
edited by Yulong Liu and Xuejie Gao
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7578 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid state electrolyte; polymer solid electrolyte; novel electrolyte; Li metal; solid state battery; interface; quasi-solid-state battery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Battery Manufacturing: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6006 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery manufacturing; smart manufacturing; digitalization; Industry 4.0; electrodes; electrolytes; end-of-life batteries; recycling; recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Batteries Aging Mechanisms and Diagnosis
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3623 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery aging test; battery aging mechanism; battery aging evaluation; battery fault diagnosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advanced Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for All-Solid-State Batteries
edited by Florian Strauss
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6676 | Submission Open
Keywords: scalable synthesis procedures; interfacial degradation mechanisms; novel solid electrolyte materials; novel cathode active materials; lithium solid-state batteries; sodium solid-state batteries; post-mortem analysis; in situ analysis
High-Safety Lithium-Ion Batteries: Basics, Progress and Challenges
edited by Lang Huang
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5768 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal safety of LIBs; heat generation; thermal runaway route; self-heating; thermal failure mechanism; safe electrolyte materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advanced Characterizations in Solid-State Batteries
edited by Wei Xia and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5658 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; all-solid-state batteries; advanced characterizations; interface
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Advanced Electrolytes for Enhancing Performance in Lithium/Sodium-Ion Batteries
edited by Xianhui Zhang, Hao Jia and Zehao Cui
submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; Li/Na-S batteries; Li-O2 batteries; solid-state electrolyte; nonaqueous electrolyte; solid electrolyte interphase; interface characterization; calculation and simulation; machine learning
Advanced Studies on High-Performance Metal-Ion Capacitors: Technologies, Systems and Applications
edited by Kangyu Zou, Tianjing Wu and Jiangmin Jiang
submission deadline 29 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18119 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion capacitor; sodium-ion capacitor; potassium-ion capacitor; electrode materials; energy storage mechanism; pre-metalation; electrolytes
Lithium-Ion Batteries and Li-Ion Capacitors: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5904 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; Li-ion capacitors; energy storage device; electrode material; electrolyte; electrode and device preparation methods; applications; power load forecasting
State-of-Health Estimation of Batteries submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 21521 | Submission Open
Keywords: state-of-health; remaining useful life; lithium-ion batteries; lithium-sulfur batteries; sodium-ion batteries; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advances in Hybrid Supercapacitors: Materials, Devices, Models, Systems, and Applications submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20843 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitors; pseudocapacitors; lithium-ion capacitors; sodium-ion capacitors; potassium-ion capacitor; ammonium-ion hybrid supercapacitors; device design; electrode materials; electrolytes; interfaces; electrochemical performances; thermal behaviors; safety issues; formation process; degradation and aging; thermoelectric coupling; thermal and electric abuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supercapacitors)
Thermal Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10697 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety design; safety materials; thermal runaway mechanism; safety tests; degradation diagnosis; thermal management; thermal runaway propagation; risk assessment; early warning; fire suppression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Challenges, Progress, and Outlook of High-Performance Fuel Cells
edited by and Pu He
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2438 | Submission Open
Keywords: PEMFC/SOFC/RFC/DMFC; high performance; materials research; electrolytes; component design; electrochemical simulation and calculation; manufacturing techniques; system integration
Research on Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1502 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; aqueous rechargeable batteries; charge carriers; reaction mechanisms; electrode materials; aqueous electrolytes; pitfalls and challenges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aqueous Batteries)
Solid-State Batteries: Current Processes and Future Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state batteries; lithium metal anode; solid-state electrolytes; lithium dendrite; interfacial design; composite electrolytes; flexible devices; modules design
Battery Safety and Fire Prevention in Electric Vehicles
edited by Junxian Hou, and Changyong Jin
submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1971 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery safety; fire prevention; thermal failure; safety enhancement; thermal management; safety standards; safety warning; battery failure mode; thermal propagation; system design and management; lithium battery; LiFePO4 batteries; sodium batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Sustainable Materials and Recycling Processes for Battery Production
edited by Chenxu Wang, Lulu Ren and Xiahui Zhang
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4448 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable; materials; batteries; recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Recent Advances in the Thermal Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1814 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); thermal safety; safety risks; thermal management; control system; machine learning; neural network; sustainability; electric vehicles (EVs); renewable energy; energy storage; materials science; battery fires; environmental impact; lifespan; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Data-Driven Modeling, Degradation, Control, and Advanced Management Systems for Batteries submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery management system smart battery artificial intelligence machine learning deep learning battery modeling data-driven modeling battery degradation renewable energy predictive maintenance fault detection emerging battery technologies battery physics battery behavior electric vehicles electric ships electric aircraft satellites space power systems space applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Battery Management in Electric Vehicles: Current Status and Future Trends: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 23042 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; battery management system; state of charge; state of health; state of power; thermal management; novel sensing method; battery aging; cell and pack design; recycling and re-use; digital twins; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Advanced Characterization Techniques for Batteries
edited by Yundong Zhou and Anja Henss
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced characterization techniques; in situ/operando; battery interfaces; surface analysis; microstructural evolution; transport mechanisms; solid-state batteries
Artificial Intelligence and Batteries: AI-Powered Innovations in Battery Technology submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14272 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; neural networks; machine learning; state-of-charge (SOC); state-of-health (SOH); state-of-power (SOP); state-of-function (SOF); remaining discharge energy (RDE); battery degradation; diagnostic and prognostic; battery balancing; battery thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Multifunctional Electrode Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage Devices
edited by and Depeng Zhao
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7468 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li-S battery; surface/interface chemistry; materials design; hybrid capacitor; metal ion batteries; Zn-air battery
Advanced Control and Optimization of Battery Energy Storage Systems—2nd Edition
edited by Weiji Han
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2028 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery energy storage systems; battery management systems; battery system modeling and simulation; state estimation; charge balancing; thermal management; battery system control; battery performance optimization; battery system reconfiguration; battery degradation; electric vehicles; grid-level energy storage; renewable energy integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Critical Materials and Interface Engineering for All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries
edited by , Yuxiao Wang and Yang Luo
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open
Keywords: all-solid-state lithium batteries; solid-state electrolytes; polymer electrolytes; inorganic electrolytes; interface engineering
Emerging Materials and Technologies for Post-Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by Hao Liu
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20193 | Submission Open
Keywords: sodium ion batteries; lithium sulfur batteries; metal air batteries; solid state batteries; supercapacitors
Development, Application, and Characterization of New Electrode Materials for Advanced Batteries
edited by and Giuliana Aquilanti
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7638 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrode mechanism; electronic and structural modifications; interface and interphase analysis; SEI; CEI; degradation mechanism; oxidation state; Jahn– Teller effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Industrialization of Second-Life Batteries
edited by , Thoo Ai Chin and
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: second-life batteries; technologies; supply chains; business models; policies; industrial applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Lithium Battery Recycling
edited by Dominika Gastol
submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li-ion battery recycling; upcycling; direct recycling techniques; closed-loop recycling; battery repurposing; negative electrode recovery; positive electrode recovery; life cycle assessment (LCA); materials remanufacturing; next-generation recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Control, Modelling, and Management of Batteries
edited by Xiaopeng Tang and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7726 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery modeling; battery management system; battery second-life usage; battery lifespan; battery safety; battery applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Second Life and Recycling: Perspectives for High-Performance Batteries
edited by , and Junhua Xu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5679 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycling; sustainability; second-life battery; advanced processing; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; LCA; critical raw materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Redox Flow Batteries and Hydrogen Technologies for Large-Scale and Long-Duration Energy Storage Applications
edited by , and Vito Di Noto
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Batteries and Supercapacitors Aging III submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging mechanisms; aging modeling; component reliability; life cycle assessment; lifetime prediction; state of health; battery; supercapacitor; hybrid capacitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Toward Next-Generation Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries: Current Status and Future Prospects
edited by Zhenzhen Wei
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 33905 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium batteries; electrodes; electrolyte; separator; performance; chemistry; protection; functionality; battery management
Battery Interface: Analysis & Design
edited by , and Yameng Fan
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery interfaces; solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI); cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI); electrolyte decomposition; in situ/operando characterization; surface modifications; ion transport kinetics; interfacial stability; solid-state batteries
Solid-State Electrolytes: From Fundamental Understanding to Advanced Material Design
edited by
submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state batteries; inorganic solid-state electrolyte; polymer solid-state electrolyte; Li metal anode; Na metal anode; silicon anode; interface; recycling
Batteries Safety and Thermal Management for Electric Vehicles
edited by Yalun Li and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1307 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium batteries; safety; state estimation; thermal runaway; battery thermal management; fault diagnosis; fast charge; heat generation mechanisms and modeling; sodium-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; degradation management.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Optimized Structure and Electrolyte Design for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium metal batteries; liquid electrolyte; ceramics electrolyte; composite electrolyte; polymer electrolyte; solid-state batteries; artificial SEI; cathode materials; electrode architecture; electrolyte additives
Flexible and Wearable Energy Storage Devices
edited by Lei Wang and Xiaochuan Ren
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible batteries/supercapacitors; wearable batteries; stretchable electronics; smart textiles; conductive polymers; advanced electrode materials; solid-State electrolytes; printed batteries; biocompatible materials; high safety and thermal stability; battery integration; eco-friendly batteries; structural design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Advances in Battery Modeling: Models, Charging Strategies, Performance Estimations and Thermal Management
edited by Xuan Zhou and Rongheng Li
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12244 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery modeling; electrochemical models; data-driven methods; state of charge and health estimation; charging strategy optimization; thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Novel Materials for Rechargeable Batteries
edited by Jicheng Zhang, and Qian Guo
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3484 | Submission Open
Keywords: intrinsic structural characteristics; redox; cathode and anode; batteries; catalytic reactions; mechanisms; advanced characterization techniques; novel materials
Advances in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety and Fire: 2nd Edition
edited by , Tao Zhu and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety battery; thermal runaway; fire and explosion; thermal propagation; thermal management; battery ageing; multi-scale test and modelling; monitoring and early waring; fire detection; fire extinguishing; explosion suppression; accident investigation; safety standards and guidelines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advanced Electrode Materials for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open
Keywords: sodium-ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; electrolytes; electrochemical energy storage
Advances in Electrolyte Materials for Solid-State Batteries
edited by and Fang Lian
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state; battery; electrolyte; polymer; ceramic; sulfide; composite; framework; research article; review
Intelligent Management and Sustainable Development of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Automotive Applications
edited by
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; cloud-edge collaboration; data-driven modeling; transfer learning; large language models; second-life applications; fault diagnosis; aging suppression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
High-Performance Secondary Batteries: Recent Processes and Future Challenges
edited by Yuejiao Chen
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3694 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li/Na/K/Zn/Mg-ion batteries; electrode materials; electrolytes; separators; metal– air batteries; supercapacitors; advanced characterizations; electrochemical simulation and calculation; battery management
Battery Safety: Recent Advances and Perspective
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 28001 | Submission Open
Keywords: internal short circuit; thermal runaway; thermal runaway propagation; fire and explosion; in-situ techniques; multiphysics modeling; multiscale modeling; DFT; FEA; safety test protocol; early warning; advanced detection; durability; safety; cycling; high-energy-density; fast charging; low temperature; Li plating and dendrite
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
High Capacity Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by , and Yuzi Liu
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6028 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion battery; high-capacity anode; advanced characterization; alloy anode; lithium metal anode; conversion reaction anode
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