Advances in Resource-Rich (Sodium/Magnesium/Zinc) Energy Storage Batteries
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Emerging Battery Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2026 | Viewed by 149
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing Industry Polytechnic College, Chongqing 401120, China
Interests: new energy materials and devices; first-principles calculations
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Driven by the growing demand for sustainable and large-scale energy storage technologies, battery systems based on earth-abundant elements such as sodium, magnesium, and zinc have emerged as promising alternatives to conventional lithium-ion batteries. Due to their natural abundance, low cost, and favourable safety characteristics, resource-rich batteries offer significant potential for grid-scale energy storage, renewable energy integration, and next-generation electrochemical devices.
This Special Issue will collect high-quality original research articles, reviews, and perspectives that highlight recent advances in sodium-, magnesium-, and zinc-based energy storage batteries. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, electrode and electrolyte material design, electrochemical reaction mechanisms, interfacial engineering, performance enhancement strategies, and device fabrication. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding structure–property relationships, improving energy density and cycling stability, and addressing key challenges related to safety, scalability, and sustainability. By bringing together interdisciplinary efforts from materials science, electrochemistry, and energy engineering, this Special Issue will promote the development of high-performance, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly battery technologies aligned with the aims and scope of Batteries.
- Electrode materials design and electrochemical mechanisms for sodium-ion batteries;
- Magnesium-based batteries: electrolytes, reversible Mg plating/stripping, and interfacial chemistry;
- Zinc-based batteries (Zn-ion, Zn-air, etc.): cathode materials, electrocatalysts, and reaction kinetics;
- Solid-state and hybrid electrolytes for resource-rich energy storage batteries;
- Interface engineering (SEI/CEI) for improved stability and ion transport;
- Advanced characterization techniques and failure mechanisms in Na/Mg/Zn batteries;
- Multiscale modeling, simulation, and performance prediction of battery systems;
- Safety, thermal management, and reliability of resource-rich battery technologies;
- Integration of sodium, magnesium, and zinc batteries in large-scale energy storage systems;
- Sustainability assessment, recycling strategies, and life-cycle analysis of resource-rich batteries.
Dr. Jingdong Yang
Prof. Dr. Tianming Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- resource-rich batteries
- sodium-ion batteries
- magnesium batteries
- zinc-based batteries
- energy storage
- electrode materials
- electrolytes
- interfacial engineering
- electrochemical mechanisms
- sustainable battery technologies
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