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Lithium-Ion Batteries and Li-Ion Capacitors: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications: 2nd Edition

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 August 2025 | Viewed by 6262

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Dr. Junsheng Zheng

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Clean Energy Automotive Engineering Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
Interests: supercapacitor; lithium-ion battery; fuel cell; lithium-ion capacitor
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Dear Colleagues,

As the representatives of energy and power devices, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) have developed rapidly in recent years. LIBs have in fact become the first choice for new energy vehicles, 3C electronic products, and electrochemical energy storage. Due to their high power density, energy density, and long cycle life, the application of LICs in automotive energy recovery, electrochemical energy storage and power assistance, fast charging, and high functional devices could be promising. However, many problems remain unsolved in the basic research and application of LIBs and LICs, including increases in the capacity, rate, and lifespan of electrode materials; the increase in the ion transmission and storage capacity of anodes and cathodes; and the improvement of the electrode/electrolyte interface and stability of SEI. On the other hand, advances related to the surface density of electrodes and the proportion of active substances have become key issues in the research of lithium-ion batteries and lithium-ion capacitors. Furthermore, the pack design, stacking technology, equalization technology, SOC estimation, operation, and monitoring are also crucial to the application of LIBs and LICs as power supply equipment.

Dr. Junsheng Zheng
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Keywords

  • lithium-ion batteries
  • Li-ion capacitors
  • energy storage device
  • electrode material
  • electrolyte
  • electrode and device preparation methods
  • applications
  • power load forecasting

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Tetramethylene Sulfone (TMS) as an Electrolyte Additive for High-Power Lithium-Ion Batteries
by Wenting Liu, Gangxin Chen, Ningfeng Wang, Xianzhong Sun, Chen Li, Yanan Xu, Xiaohu Zhang, Xiong Zhang and Kai Wang
Batteries 2025, 11(7), 270; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries11070270 - 17 Jul 2025
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High-power lithium-ion batteries impose stringent requirements on output power. Tetramethylene sulfone (TMS), serving as a novel electrolyte additive, effectively enhances the stability of electrolytes under high-voltage conditions due to its high flash point and high dielectric constant, thereby boosting the output performance of [...] Read more.
High-power lithium-ion batteries impose stringent requirements on output power. Tetramethylene sulfone (TMS), serving as a novel electrolyte additive, effectively enhances the stability of electrolytes under high-voltage conditions due to its high flash point and high dielectric constant, thereby boosting the output performance of lithium-ion batteries. In this work, we selected lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) as the lithium salt, using a solvent carrier consisting of a mixture of ethylene carbonate (EC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC). TMS was added as an additive to create a novel high-power electrolyte system. We prepared five electrolytes with different TMS concentrations and conducted in-depth investigations into their impacts on the performance of lithium-ion batteries. The findings indicate that the electrolytes with TMS ratios of 2 wt% and 5 wt% demonstrated good synergistic cathode–anode stability in the NCM//soft carbon system, and the electrolyte with a 5 wt% TMS ratio demonstrated the most significant improvement in the overall performance of the full battery. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lithium-Ion Batteries and Li-Ion Capacitors: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications: 2nd Edition)
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Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of Lithium Iron Phosphate Cathodes Using Plasma-Assisted Reduced Graphene Oxide Additives for Lithium-Ion Batteries
by Suk Jekal, Chan-Gyo Kim, Jiwon Kim, Ha-Yeong Kim, Yeon-Ryong Chu, Yoon-Ho Ra, Zambaga Otgonbayar and Chang-Min Yoon
Batteries 2024, 10(10), 345; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10100345 - 27 Sep 2024
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One-dimensional lithium-ion transport channels in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) used as a cathode in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) result in low electrical conductivity and reduced electrochemical performance. To overcome this limitation, three-dimensional plasma-treated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was synthesized in this study and used [...] Read more.
One-dimensional lithium-ion transport channels in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) used as a cathode in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) result in low electrical conductivity and reduced electrochemical performance. To overcome this limitation, three-dimensional plasma-treated reduced graphene oxide (rGO) was synthesized in this study and used as an additive for LFP in LIB cathodes. Graphene oxide was synthesized using Hummers’ method, followed by mixing with LFP, lyophilization, and plasma treatment to obtain LFP@rGO. The plasma treatment achieved the highest degree of reduction and porosity in rGO, creating ion transfer channels. The structure of LFP@rGO was verified through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis, which demonstrated that incorporating 10.0 wt% of rGO into LFP resulted in successful coverage by the rGO layer, forming LFP@rGO-10. In half-cell tests, LFP@rGO-10 exhibited a specific capacity of 142.7 mAh g−1 at the 1.0 C-rate, which is higher than that of LFP. The full-cell exhibited 86.8% capacity retention after 200 cycles, demonstrating the effectiveness of rGO in enhancing the performance of LFP as an LIB cathode material. The outstanding efficiency and performance of the LFP@rGO-10//graphite cell highlight the promising potential of rGO-modified LFP as a cathode material for high-performance LIBs, providing both increased capacity and stability. Full article
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Conductive Zinc-Based Metal–Organic Framework Nanorods as Cathodes for High-Performance Zn-Ion Capacitors
by Jinfeng Sun, Qian Zhang, Chanjuan Liu, Anning Zhang, Linrui Hou and Changzhou Yuan
Batteries 2024, 10(7), 222; https://doi.org/10.3390/batteries10070222 - 24 Jun 2024
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Zinc-ion capacitors (ZICs), combining the merits of both high-energy zinc-ion batteries and high-power supercapacitors, are known as high-potential electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices. However, the research on ZICs still faces many challenges because of the lack of appropriate cathode materials with robust crystal [...] Read more.
Zinc-ion capacitors (ZICs), combining the merits of both high-energy zinc-ion batteries and high-power supercapacitors, are known as high-potential electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices. However, the research on ZICs still faces many challenges because of the lack of appropriate cathode materials with robust crystal structures and rich channels for stable and fast Zn2+ ion transport. In this study, we synthesized a robust, conductive, two-dimensional metal–organic framework (MOF) material, zinc-benzenehexathiolate (Zn-BHT), and investigated its electrochemical performance for zinc storage. Zn2+ ions could insert into/extricate from the host structure with a high diffusion rate, enabling the Zn-BHT cathode to exhibit a surface-controlled charge storage mechanism. Due to its unique structure, Zn-BHT exhibited a good reversible discharge capacity approaching 90.4 mAh g−1 at 0.1 A g−1, as well as a desirable rate capability and good cycling performance. In addition, a ZIC device was fabricated using the Zn-BHT cathode and a polyaniline-derived porous carbon (PC) anode, which depicted a high working voltage of up to 1.8 V and a high energy density of ~37.2 Wh kg−1. This work shows that conductive MOFs are high-potential electrode materials for ZICs and provide new enlightenment for the development of electrode materials for EES devices. Full article
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