Advances in High-Performance Solid-State Batteries
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 April 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lithium-sulfur battery; sodium-sulfur battery; lithium ion battery; sodium-ion battery; lithium metal battery; sodium metal battery; solid state battery
Interests: carbon nanomaterials; energy storage and transformation
Interests: nanofunctional materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent advances in high-performance solid-state batteries focus on developing novel solid electrolytes (sulfide/oxide hybrids, halides) with enhanced ionic conductivity (>10 mS cm−1 at RT) and electrochemical stability, while interface engineering strategies (artificial SEI layers, buffer coatings) address critical challenges of interfacial instability and dendrite formation. Significant progress has been made in mechanochemical synthesis of cost-effective electrolytes (e.g., argyrodites), high-voltage cathode designs (>4.5 V), and advanced characterization techniques (in situ TEM/XAS) to elucidate degradation mechanisms. Current research emphasizes scalable manufacturing processes, AI-accelerated discovery of materials, and alternative chemistries (Na/K-based systems), aiming to achieve commercially viable SSBs with energy densities exceeding 500 Wh/kg and cycle lives of over 1000 cycles for next-generation energy storage applications.
- High-voltage cathodes (>4.5 V vs. Li+/Li);
- Li-metal anode stabilization;
- Halide solid electrolytes;
- Solid-state sodium batteries;
- AI-driven screening of materials;
- Scalable manufacturing techniques.
Dr. Chunwei Dong
Dr. Huifa Shi
Dr. Guixia Lu
Dr. Jun Chen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solid-state batteries
- solid electrolytes
- interface engineering
- high-voltage cathodes
- scalable manufacturing
- in situ characterization
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