Advanced Characterization Techniques for 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: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 245
Special Issue Editors
Interests: secondary ion mass spectrometry metrology and for materials science applications; solid electrolyte interphase in batteries; cathode–solid electrolyte interface in solid state batteries; cathode coating layers and transition metal dissolution from cathodes
2. Center for Materials Research (ZfM/LaMa), Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 16, 35392 Giessen, Germany
Interests: high-resolution analytical methods for understanding material properties in energy, semiconductor, and biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Understanding the complex processes and interactions present in batteries requires the application of advanced characterization techniques. This Special Issue focuses on the sophisticated and precise use of characterization techniques to analyze battery materials, interfaces and electrochemical phenomena in unprecedented detail. We therefore welcome contributions that demonstrate how high-resolution analytical tools, applied under challenging conditions or in novel contexts, can reveal critical mechanisms that influence the performance and stability of batteries. This Special Isse will also focus on the advanced application of characterization methods, including in situ and operando techniques, to address the complexity of surfaces, interfaces, interphases and transport mechanisms in different battery chemistries, including lithium-ion, solid-state and emerging systems.
By showcasing these advanced applications, this Special Issue aims to deepen our understanding of the role of interfaces, interphases and microstructural evolution in battery degradation and cycling performance, thereby guiding the development of more robust and efficient energy storage systems.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- The high-resolution and depth-sensitive application of characterization methods for analyzing battery surfaces and interfaces.
- Challenging operando and in situ studies to monitor real-time electrochemical processes and interfacial dynamics.
- Advanced and comprehensive analysis to understand the formation and stability of interphases (e.g., solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and cathode electrolyte interphase (CEI)) in various battery systems.
- The characterization of interfaces in solid-state and liquid electrolyte-based batteries, including lithium, sodium, and potassium chemistries.
- Metrology-driven studies that address challenges in quantifying battery degradation and performance metrics.
- The application of hybrid approaches for the multi-scale and multi-dimensional analysis of battery systems. Investigations into interfacial stability and chemical interactions in advanced battery chemistries.
Dr. Yundong Zhou
Prof. Dr. Anja Henss
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced characterization techniques
- in situ/operando
- battery interfaces
- surface analysis
- microstructural evolution
- transport mechanisms
- solid-state batteries
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