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Thermal Management in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Xianglin Li, Chuanbo Yang and
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12493 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advances in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety and Fire
edited by , and
submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1371 | 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)
Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling
edited by Yaocai Bai and Panpan Xu
submission deadline 5 Aug 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9050 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycling; direct recycling; lithium-ion batteries; upcycling; hydrometallurgy; cathode; graphite
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Recent Advances of All-Solid-State Battery submission deadline 6 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7852 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state batteries; solid electrolyte; advanced separators; battery testing; interface evaluation; battery safety
High Performance Sodium Rechargeable Batteries and Beyond
edited by Zhe Hu, Lingfei Zhao and
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5866 | Submission Open
Keywords: sodium-ion battery; cathode; prussian Blue Analog; oxide; polyanion; sodium-sulfur battery; sulfur cathode; anode; hard carbon; metal anode; electrolyte; solvation structure; solid-state; Zn-ion battery; interface; mechanism
Recent Progress of Flow Battery
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5792 | Submission Open
High-Performance Super-capacitors: Preparation and Application
edited by Xin Chen
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5316 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitor; flexible supercapacitor; hybrid supercapacitor; oxide; hydroxide; chalcogenide; activated carbon; carbon nanotube; graphene; MXene; quantum dot; 3D electrode; composite electrode; interface; modeling; system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Advancements in Electrode-Electrolyte Interface: From Lithium-Ion to Multi-valent Batteries
edited by Fernando A. Soto and Xueping Qin
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2334 | Submission Open
Keywords: Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI); Lithium-based batteries; Multi-valent batteries; SEI stability; Electrode-Electrolyte Interface; Electrolyte additives; Electrochemical techniques; Lithium plating; Dendritic growth; Solid-state lithium batteries
Advances in Battery Modeling: Models, Charging Strategies, Performance Estimations and Thermal Management
edited by Xuan Zhou and Rongheng Li
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 922 | 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)
Battery Manufacturing: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery manufacturing; smart manufacturing; digitalization; Industry 4.0; electrodes; electrolytes; end-of-life batteries; recycling; recovery
Advances in Solid Electrolytes and Solid-State Batteries
edited by and Mingpeng Yu
submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid electrolyte; electrolyte– electrode interface; solid-state battery; high energy density; battery mechanics; solid-state battery failure
Lead Acid Batteries
edited by , Eugenijus Valatka and
submission deadline 20 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open
Keywords: lead-acid battery(-ies); carbon additive; electrode mass additive; electrode material; design of electrode; sulfation; lead corrosion; state of charge
Novel Electrolytes for Batteries and Supercapacitors
edited by Fang Zhang
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3032 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic liquid electrolytes; solid-state electrolytes; ionic liquid electrolytes; aqueous electrolytes; electrolytes additives
High Capacity Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by , and Yuzi Liu
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2499 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion battery; high-capacity anode; advanced characterization; alloy anode; lithium metal anode; conversion reaction anode
Recent Advances in Polymer Electrolytes for Batteries
edited by Nicolas Goujon
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1925 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid polymer electrolyte; ionogel electrolyte; block copolymer electrolytes; single ion conducting polymer electrolytes; alkali metal salt for solid-state electrolyte; hybrid polymer electrolytes; elucidation of the ionic dynamic and speciation in solid-state electrolytes; solid electrolyte interphase; in-situ and operando characterization of all solid-state batteries; solid-state electrolyte processing; lithium metal batteries; alkali metal-air batteries; lithium sulphur batteries; solid-state silicon-based batteries
Progress in Potassium-Ion Batteries
edited by
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open
Keywords: potassium; electrode; electrolyte; next generation; battery; energy storage
Recent Progress of Battery Design, Modeling and Testing in Electric Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15605 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery cell design; battery pack design; battery thermal management; battery safety; battery failure detection; thermal runaway; fast charging; battery materials; battery aging; battery life; battery control; battery states estimation; battery recycling; battery life cycle assessment (LCA)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Second-Life Batteries submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12949 | Submission Open
Keywords: second-life batteries; lithium-ion batteries; battery characterization and modeling; aging mechanisms; aging modeling; component reliability; lifetime prediction; battery diagnosis and prognosis; life-cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Application of Battery Management and Integration Technology in Renewable Energy Power Supply Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7675 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; battery; battery system; battery management system; integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
The Breakthrough of Traditional Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems
edited by Xiaoyuan Shi and Hengguo Wang
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2301 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel-concept battery systems; dual-ion batteries; halogen batteries; ammonium-ion batteries; decoupled design batteries; high energy; long lifetime
Enhancement of Lithium-Ion and Post-lithium Batteries Safety: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications
edited by Hans Jürgen Seifert and
submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium and post-lithium batteries safety; electrochemical and thermal characterization; battery calorimetry and safety testing; ageing studies; gas analysis; thermodynamic modelling; modelling of cell venting; thermal runaway and thermal propagation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advances in Charging Systems and Charging Management Strategies for Battery Electric Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 20876 | Submission Open
Keywords: Battery Electric Vehicles (passenger cars; electric buses; electric vans; etc.); Charging systems; Energy management strategies; Power electronics converters; V2G and G2V; Battery Aging; Battery Thermal management strategies; State of health esitmations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Aqueous Metal–Ion Batteries
edited by Chun Fang
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
Keywords: degradation mechanism; electrolyte chemistry; interface characterization; ESW expansion; current collector; metal anode; plating/stripping reversibility; dendrites suppression; multivalent cation storage; high energy density
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Battery Prognostics and Health Management
edited by , Yujie Cheng and
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: batteries; prognosis and health management technology of batteries; SoC and SoH estimation; remaining useful life prediction; artificial intelligence; physics-informed AI; data mining
Layered Structured Materials for Batteries
edited by Qidi Wang, Zhenpeng Yao and Chenglong Zhao
submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open
Keywords: layered structured materials; lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; oxide; halide; organic materials; cathode; anode; coating; anionic redox; solid-state electrolyte; ionic transport; density functional theory; machine learning; novel synthesis procedures; material characterization
Lithium-Ion Batteries: Design, Preparation, Reaction Mechanisms of Electrode Materials, and Battery Life Evaluation submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9574 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel battery materials and technologies; Li-ion batteries; electrode design; cathode; anode; electrolyte; reaction mechanisms; in situ analysis; battery life evaluation
Advances in Battery Electric Vehicles—2nd Edition submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 611 | Submission Open
Keywords: futuristic trends; battery pack design; battery management; health monitoring; state of charge; thermal management; charging infrastructure; motor drives; vehicular system; electrical vehicle trends
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Multifunctional Electrochemical Energy Storage: New Materials and Methods
edited by Ahmad Amiri
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural energy storage; multifunctional batteries and supercapacitors; stretchable batteries and supercapacitors; hybrid energy storage; battery electrochemistry; electrode materials; battery systems and applications; hybrid battery systems; organic batteries; self-powered nanodevices/nanosystems; supercapacitors
Recycling and Reuse of End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries: Challenges and Strategies
edited by Chiara Ferrara and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 26050 | Submission Open
Keywords: end-of-life lithium-ion batteries; recycling; critical and strategical raw materials; second life; circular economy; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Service Safety, Reliability, and Uncertainty Assessment of Lithium-Ion Battery
edited by and Zhimin Xi
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5883 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion battery; performance assessment; safety; simulation; experiments; degradation; charge; discharge; modeling; reliability analysis; risk assessment; prediction; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Electrolyte and Electrode Design for Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries
edited by Shaokun Chong
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5205 | Submission Open
Keywords: rechargeable batteries; sodium-ion batteries; potassium-ion batteries; lithium-ion batteries; Li-S batteries; Li-O2 batteries; electrocatalysis; Zn/Mg-ion batteries; electrode materials; electrolyte engineering; electrochemical mechanism; electrochemical performances
Rechargeable Batteries
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7487 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; rechargeable batteries; battery recycling
New Electrochemical Performance of Solid-State Batteries: Development and Challenges
edited by Yulong Liu and Xuejie Gao
submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3143 | 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)
Advanced Materials and Technologies in All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries
edited by Can Liao
submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2729 | Submission Open
Keywords: all-solid-state lithium batteries; advanced materials; in situ technology; calculations and simulations; machine learning; thermal management technologies; safety batteries
Modeling, Reliability and Health Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by , Rui Ling, , , and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1564 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery modeling; battery reliability; battery fault diagnosis; battery control strategy; battery health management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Lithium-Ion Batteries and Li-Ion Capacitors: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 640 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; Li-ion capacitors; energy storage device; electrode material; electrolyte; electrode and device preparation methods; applications; power load forecasting
Advances in Post-Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Devices
edited by Dawid Kasprzak and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: beyond Li-ion batteries; metal-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; Li-sulfur batteries; alkali metals; aqueous/organic electrolytes; gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs); energy transition; carbon electrode; biomaterials
High-Safety Lithium-Ion Batteries: Basics, Progress and Challenges
edited by Lang Huang
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal safety of LIBs; heat generation; thermal runaway route; self-heating; thermal failure mechanism; safe electrolyte materials
Electrolytes for Solid State Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open
Keywords: quasi/all-solid polymer; electrolytes; inorganic solid electrolytes (such as oxides; sulfides; halides; etc.); hybrid solid electrolytes; eutectogel electrolytes; in situ fabricated solid-state electrolytes; interfacial design and evolution; ion-conductive mechanisms; solid state batteries (such as lithium; sodium; etc.); safety evaluation characterization techniques and theoretical computations/simulations of electrolytes and batteries; materials genome initiative; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML) of solid electrolytes and batteries
Selected Papers from the 9th Academic Conference on Key Materials for Supercapacitors and Batteries
edited by , Caixia Xu and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitors; metal-ion capacitors; rechargeable batteries; Li/Na-S batteries; solid-state batteries; Li-air (O2) batteries; fuel cells
Electrode Materials and Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries
edited by Lin Li
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13079 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage and conversion; rechargeable batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; electrolyte
Zn-Ion Batteries: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Haobo Dong, and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1168 | Submission Open
Keywords: zinc-ion batteries; electrolyte additives; Zn anode; cathode electrolyte interface; surface modification; separator design; interface monitoring
Solid-State Batteries: How Safe Are They?
edited by Mihit H. Parekh and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state batteries; lithium-ion batteries; electrolyte; electrodes; battery management systems; battery safety; battery safety modelling; computation; thermal safety.
Rechargeable Metal–Air Batteries: Status and Prospects
edited by Elod Gyenge
submission deadline 26 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Designing High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
edited by Mingqian Li
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2648 | Submission Open
Keywords: degradation mechanism; shuttle effect; protective coatings; high energy density; solvation structure; electrical conductivity; volume expansion; lithium– sulfur
Intelligent Battery Systems: Monitoring, Management, and Control
edited by , Zhan Ma, Ricardo Lizana Fuentes and Hyoung Jun Lim
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1703 | Submission Open
Aqueous Zinc-Based Batteries: Issues and Opportunities
edited by Xi Chen and Qing Li
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: zinc-based batteries; zinc-based alkaline batteries; zinc air batteries; zinc oxygen batteries; zinc gas batteries; flexible zinc-based batteries; aqueous zinc-based batteries; hybrid aqueous batteries; dual-ion battery systems
Advanced Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for All-Solid-State Batteries
edited by Florian Strauss
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2455 | 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
Battery Management in Electric Vehicles: Current Status and Future Trends: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4793 | 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 Carbon-Based Materials for Next-Generation Batteries and Supercapacitors
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: batteries; supercapacitors; carbon-based materials; carbon composite materials; microstructure design; composition optimization; energy-storage mechanism; electrolytes; energy densities
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