Two-Dimensional Materials for Advanced Batteries
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Materials and Interfaces: Anode, Cathode, Separators and Electrolytes or Others".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: two-dimensional (2D) materials; batteries; supercapacitors; density functional theory; terahertz; nanomaterials (synthesis and characterization)
Interests: energy storage; 2D materials; batteries; graphene; ion-sieving membrane
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Interests: advanced nano-materials: metal–organic frameworks (MOFs); mxene quantum dots (MQDs); ionic conductive polymers; dna; silicon nanowires (SiNWs); Li3V2(PO4)3, LiFePO4; key focus areas: metal ion migration mechanisms in battery systems; anode interface engineering for dendrite-free lithium/zinc ion batteries; enhancement of battery performance at extreme conditions of both cryogenic and elevated temperatures; acceleration of material innovation by integrating first-principles (DFT) simulations with experimental validation
Interests: solid‐state lithium‐metal batteries; nonwoven materials for lithium extraction from seawater/salt lakes; nonwoven materials for air filtration
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Global demand for high-performance energy storage has grown across the fields of electric transportation, large-scale renewable energy systems, and mobile electronics. To meet this need, advanced batteries are required to deliver high energy and power density, long lifetimes, fast charging, and reliable safety. Two-dimensional materials are well suited to address these needs due to their unique characteristics, including rapid ion and electron transport, tunable interlayer spacing and surface chemistry, abundant active sites, and mechanical stability. These attributes have already enabled significant improvements in rate capability, cycle life, interfacial stability, low-temperature operation, and advancements toward solid-state and aqueous batteries. Therefore, this Special Issue provides insights into cutting-edge advances in two-dimensional materials for advanced batteries, including electrodes and electrolytes, interfacial engineering, and device integration.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Material Design and Synthesis;
- Electrode and Electrolyte Engineering;
- Interfaces and Interphases;
- Transport and Mechanisms;
- Performance and Safety;
- Theory and Modeling;
- Scale-Up and Sustainability.
Dr. Seunghyun Song
Prof. Dr. Lei Dong
Dr. Man Li
Dr. Xin Chen
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Batteries is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- two-dimensional material design
- interface engineering
- functional mechanisms
- advanced batteries
- scalability and sustainability
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