Anionic Redox and Interfacial Stability in High-Energy Cathode Materials
A Special Issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105) belonging to the section "Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 November 2026 | Viewed by 173
Editors
Interests: batteries
2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Interests: nanotechnology; functional nanomaterials; sensors; environmental remediation; bio-applications of functional nanomaterials; polymer nanocomposites; biomaterials; biosynthesis of nanomaterials; carbon dots from biowaste; biomedical applications
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Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for high-energy rechargeable batteries for electrified transportation and grid-scale storage has intensified the search for cathode materials that can deliver capacity beyond conventional transition-metal redox limits. In this context, anionic redox has emerged as a highly promising strategy for achieving higher energy density in advanced battery systems, particularly in lithium- and sodium-based cathodes. However, its practical implementation remains hindered by critical challenges, including oxygen loss, voltage hysteresis, irreversible structural evolution, interfacial instability, and rapid performance decay during cycling.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in anionic redox chemistry and interfacial stability in high-energy cathode materials. We welcome original research articles and review papers addressing the design of redox-active cathodes, the regulation of oxygen activity, the stabilization of bulk and interfacial structures, and the mechanistic understanding of degradation processes. Contributions employing operando/in situ characterization, theoretical calculations, and multiscale modeling to reveal electrochemical and structural evolution are particularly encouraged. Studies that connect fundamental redox mechanisms with improved cycling stability and practical electrochemical performance will be especially valued.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Anionic redox mechanisms in high-capacity cathode materials
- Oxygen activity, voltage hysteresis, and irreversible structural evolution
- Bulk-structure regulation and compositional design for redox stabilization
- Electrode/electrolyte interfacial chemistry and interphase engineering
- Operando/in situ characterization of structural and chemical changes
- Theoretical and computational studies on charge compensation and degradation
- Degradation pathways, failure mechanisms, and cycling stability
- Advanced lithium-ion and sodium-ion cathodes involving anionic redox
Dr. Hailing Ma
Dr. Ahmad Umar
Dr. Yao Tong
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- anionic redox
- high-energy cathodes
- cathode materials
- lithium-ion batteries
- sodium-ion batteries
- interfacial stability
- electrode/electrolyte interfaces
- interphase engineering
- operando characterization
- degradation mechanisms
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