High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries: Fundamentals, Mechanisms and Applications
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 424
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been receiving great academic and commercial interest as a complementary technology to the commercially widespread lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This is due to the high natural abundance of sodium and the near-identical cell structure and electrochemical mechanism to that of LIBs. Depending on the rapid development of technologies and engineering in the battery community, SIBs can be expected to essentially apply where the LIBs currently serve, such as portable electronic devices, power tools, electric vehicles, grid and home storage systems, etc. However, improvements to current SIBs are required regarding their performance in terms of energy and power density, cycling stability, rate capability, wide-temperature operation, etc., together with further reduced cost and enhanced safety.
In this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of scientific and engineering contributions to SIB technologies, such as advanced material/electrode/cell designs, thermodynamic and kinetic fundamentals, electrochemical mechanism, performance improvement, etc., for future large-scale applications of high-performance sodium-ion batteries.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Novel cathode and anode materials for sodium storage;
- Advanced electrolytes, separators and current collectors;
- Structural designs for electrodes and cells;
- Safety measurements and evaluations;
- Sodium storage mechanism and kinetics;
- Ex situ/in situ analysis of failure mechanisms.
Dr. Jianqing Zhao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- novel cathode and anode materials for sodium storage
- advanced electrolytes, separators and current collectors
- structural designs for electrodes and cells
- safety measurements and evaluations
- sodium storage mechanism and kinetics
- ex situ/in situ analysis of failure mechanisms
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