Lithium-Ion Batteries: Design, Preparation, Reaction Mechanisms of Electrode Materials, and Battery Life Evaluation
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: 5 June 2025 | Viewed by 17484
Special Issue Editors
2. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
Interests: chemical power sources; electrocatalysis; nano-electrode materials; battery life evaluation; density functional theory
2. School of Resources and Materials, Northeastern University at Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
3. Key Laboratory of Dielectric and Electrolyte Functional Material Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Interests: lithium (sodium) ion batteries; supercapacitors; lead–acid batteries; water batteries; electrocatalysis; first-principles calculation of electrode materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the development of “low-carbon goals” and the current market growth of portable electronic products, electric vehicles, and large-scale energy storage systems, high-performance lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have attracted extensive attention on the basis of designing and preparing new electrode materials. Additionally, a systematic and thorough understanding of the structure and chemical mechanisms of the batteries will provide other insights to develop advanced and safe electrode materials for LIBs, and guide the development of high-performance batteries This Special Issue on LIBs will focus on electrode material technologies and working mechanisms, as well as battery life evaluation.
In this Special Issue, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Novel lithium-ion materials: positive, negative, and electrolytes;
- Electrode design;
- Electrode preparation technologies;
- Working and reaction mechanisms of electrode materials;
- Structure and chemical evolution of electrode materials;
- New in situ and online sensing principles and approaches to monitor degradation phenomena;
- Battery life evaluation.
Prof. Dr. Zhenbo Wang
Prof. Dr. Tingfeng Yi
Dr. Gang Sun
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- novel battery materials and technologies
- Li-ion batteries
- electrode design
- cathode
- anode
- electrolyte
- reaction mechanisms
- in situ analysis
- battery life evaluation
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Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Cobalt-free Lithium-Rich Cathode Materials of Lithium-ion Battery: manufacture, modification and characterization
Authors: Xiaolong Guo a, Qinjun Zhu a, Yaru Yang a, Dan Nie a, Panpan Wang a, Gang Sun a, *, Zhenbo Wang a, b*
Affiliation: a College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518071, China
B MIIT Key Laboratory of Critical Materials Technology for New Energy Conversion and Storage, State Key Lab of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, No.92 West-Da Zhi Street, Harbin 150001, China
Title: Predictive Insights into Structural and Electronic Properties of Lin Clusters Using CoM Polynomial with Application in 2D Porous Graphene
Author: Ali
Highlights: This study reveals effective codescriptors for predicting properties of lithium clusters and derives generalized expressions for various porous graphene structures. It establishes statistically significant predictive equations and highlights the potential of these codescriptors in designing innovative materials for advanced energy storage.
Title: Atomic-level Transformations of Lithium Iron Phosphate as a Model Ceramic Material in Vacuum-Assisted Cold Spray Environment
Authors: Collin D. Rodmyre†, Stephen Bierschenk††, Paul Mack†††, Desiderio Kovar††, and Alevtina Smirnova*†,
Affiliation: † Material Science and Engineering Program, South Dakota School of Mines, 501 E Saint Joseph St. Rapid City SD, 57701
††Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Texas Austin, 204 E. Dean Keeton Street Austin, Texas 78712-1591
†††Thermo Fisher Scientific, East Grinstead RH19 1UB, West Sussex, UK
* Chemistry, Biology, and Health Sciences Department, South Dakota School of Mines, 501 E Saint Joseph St. Rapid City SD, 57701
Abstract: Cold spray (CS) technology is known as a fast and cost-effective method for surface coating and formation of dense layers from ductile particles, such as metals, metal alloys, or metal-based composites. However, this technology experiences significant challenges in engineering of ceramic coatings because of the ductile-free nature of ceramic particles. A ceramic model compound, lithium iron phosphate, was chosen to study its ability for plastic deformation in a vacuum-assisted sub-/supersonic cold-spray environment at temperatures close to its melting point. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images demonstrate that ceramic particles after CS deposition undergoes plastic deformation and create a dense ceramic coating on a substrate surface. In-situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicates that the model ceramic material exposed to CS in vacuum undergoes significant atomic-level transformations. The LFP particles become partially amorphous, and experience atomic-level transformations confirmed by significant shifts in binding energies for the corresponding elements (lithium, iron, phosphorous, and oxygen). Post-annealing and calendering of the deposited LFP ceramic layers increases materials crystallinity and its electrochemical performance tested in electrochemical cells with lithium metal anode.
Title: Optimizing Porosity for Lithium-Ion Diffusion in Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes
Authors: Mahesh Naikwade; Pranav Katkar; Sang-Wha Lee
Affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnam-daero, Seongnam-si 13120, Republic of Korea
Abstract: A swift lithium-ion diffusion rate in micro-sized porous silicon (m-PSi) anodes is crucial for their potential as practical anode materials in Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs). While research has focused on improving Li-ion diffusion through structural design, the impact of porosity on diffusion and battery performance has been underexplored. To address this, we synthesized m-PSi anodes with varying porosity using a simple Metal Assisted Chemical Etching (MACE) process and tested them electrochemically. We identified an optimal porosity of ~70.01%, achieving a high Li+ ion diffusion rate of 24 × 10⁻¹⁰ cm²/s, leading to a rate capability of 760 mAh/g at 4 A and 80% recovery. This enhanced performance is due to nanosized pores and channels facilitating capacitive-controlled Li+ ion storage, offering a guideline for designing high-energy PSi anodes for next-generation LIBs.