Advances in Post-Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have dominated the commercial market of energy storage devices, serving as power supplies for various technologies ranging from daily electronics through electric vehicles to management systems for intermittent electricity. However, LIBs present challenges regarding operational safety, the expected increase in production costs, the risk of limited availability of raw natural resources, and universal waste disposal. Thus, pursuing post-lithium-ion batteries (PLIBs) is essential for advancing energy storage technologies, addressing cost and sustainability challenges, and meeting the growing demand for reliable and efficient energy storage solutions in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. PLIBs offer performance, cost, or chemistry improvements compared to LIBs, but these are still barely explored in commercial applications. Urgent and intensive research is required on the industrialization path of PLIBs, addressing challenges of new battery technologies, such as deep exploration of redox processes, material composition and cell designs, performance and life stability optimization, or safety concerns.

In this Special Issue, we are creating an exclusive platform to debate the potential of real battery competition against LIBs. The collection includes contributions discussing the latest advancements and emerging patterns in cutting-edge energy storage technologies. Contributions are encouraged to present both fundamental and applied research, addressing potential topics including, but not limited to, the following:

• Beyond lithium-ion battery chemistries (Na, K, Mg, Al, Ca-ion batteries);
• Metal-chalcogen batteries (e.g., metallic Li coupled with S, Se, and Te);
• Metal-air batteries (e.g., Li-air and Na-air systems);
• Aqueous Zn-ion batteries and their hybrids;
• PLIB configuration improvements (coin, pouch, and cylindrical types; wearable devices);
• Modelling, simulation, and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA);
• Safety, reliability, and sustainability.

Dr. Dawid Kasprzak
Dr. Beata Kurc
Guest Editors

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• beyond Li-ion batteries
• metal-ion batteries
• solid-state batteries
• Li-sulfur batteries
• alkali metals
• aqueous/organic electrolytes
• gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs)
• energy transition
• carbon electrode
• biomaterials