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Advanced Control and Optimization of Battery Energy Storage Systems—2nd Edition
edited by Weiji Han
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery energy storage systems; battery management systems; battery system modeling and simulation; state estimation; charge balancing; thermal management; battery system control; battery performance optimization; battery system reconfiguration; battery degradation; electric vehicles; grid-level energy storage; renewable energy integration
Advances in Electrode Materials for Advanced Batteries
edited by
submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5829 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium battery; cathode; anode; battery safety; advanced characterization; prelithiation; fast validation; practical battery; beyond-lithium battery
Thermal Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety design; safety materials; thermal runaway mechanism; safety tests; degradation diagnosis; thermal management; thermal runaway propagation; risk assessment; early warning; fire suppression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Emerging Materials and Technologies for Post-Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by Hao Liu
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3146 | Submission Open
Keywords: sodium ion batteries; lithium sulfur batteries; metal air batteries; solid state batteries; supercapacitors
Development, Application, and Characterization of New Electrode Materials for Advanced Batteries
edited by and Giuliana Aquilanti
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2880 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrode mechanism; electronic and structural modifications; interface and interphase analysis; SEI; CEI; degradation mechanism; oxidation state; Jahn– Teller effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Advancements in Electrode-Electrolyte Interface: From Lithium-Ion to Multi-valent Batteries
edited by Fernando A. Soto and Xueping Qin
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2551 | Submission Open
Keywords: Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI); Lithium-based batteries; Multi-valent batteries; SEI stability; Electrode-Electrolyte Interface; Electrolyte additives; Electrochemical techniques; Lithium plating; Dendritic growth; Solid-state lithium batteries
Redox Flow Batteries for Large-Scale and Long-Duration Energy Storage Applications
edited by , and Vito Di Noto
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Materials Development and Optimization for Sodium/Potassium-Ion Batteries
edited by Daping Qiu and
submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 174 | Submission Open
Keywords: sodium-ion battery; potassium-ion battery; anode material; cathode material; solid-state electrolyte; separator; binder; in situ characterization; interface; mechanism; nanostructure; material synthesis
Advanced Electrode Materials for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open
Keywords: sodium-ion batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; electrolytes; electrochemical energy storage
Toward Next-Generation Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries: Current Status and Future Prospects
edited by Zhenzhen Wei
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11238 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium batteries; electrodes; electrolyte; separator; performance; chemistry; protection; functionality; battery management
Advances in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety and Fire
edited by , and
submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4840 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety battery; thermal runaway; fire and explosion; thermal propagation; thermal management; battery ageing; multi-scale test and modelling; monitoring and early waring; fire detection; fire extinguishing; explosion suppression; accident investigation; safety standards and guidelines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
High Energy Density Supercapacitors: Acquisition, Characterization, and Application submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3538 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitors; electrode; pseudocapacitive materials; carbon electrode; rechargeable sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supercapacitors)
Battery Thermal Performance and Management: Advances and Challenges
edited by Hewu Wang and Yan Wang
submission deadline 17 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5512 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery cooling/heating; integration thermal management; thelma-electric field uniformity; battery thermal runaway; battery venting characteristic; battery fire risk assessment; thermal hazard proportion; battery thermal runaway modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Intelligent and Health-Aware Smart Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles: A Next-Generation Approach
edited by Ahsan Nadeem, , and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: fast charging; fast charging speed balancing  ; fast charging and battery aging; fast charging and battery health; fast charging and thermal management; fast charging impact; fast charging stations; fast charging stress; fast charging and grid stability
Review of Electrode Materials and Electrolyte for Batteries: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthesis of electrode materials; electrolytes; lithium-ion battery; sodium-ion battery; zinc-ion battery; proton battery; aqueous secondary battery; flow battery; metal battery; zinc– manganese battery; supercapacitors
Beyond Conventional Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials
edited by Rui Zhang
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: next-generation battery; sustainable cathode materials; earth-abundant elements; solid-state battery; high energy density
Towards a Smarter Battery Management System: 2nd Edition
edited by , and Naser Vosoughi Kurdkandi
submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion battery; battery management system; battery modeling; battery SOC estimation; battery SOH estimation; battery parameter identification; battery balance; battery equalization; battery thermal management; battery thermal runaway; second-life battery; battery recycling; wireless BMSs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Recent Advances in Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Batteries
edited by François Allard and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery modeling; measuring material properties; validating model accuracy; electrochemical models; chemical and mechanical degradation; state of charge and health estimation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
High-Performance Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open
Keywords: NIBs; Na-metal batteries; Na-S; Na-O2 design strategies of electrodes; electrolytes and separators; solid electrolyte interphase (SEI); cathode/electrolyte interphase (CEI); low/high-temperature performance; battery life and safety; flexible NIBs; solid-state NIBs; electric vehicles
High-Performance Secondary Batteries: Recent Processes and Future Challenges
edited by Yuejiao Chen
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li/Na/K/Zn/Mg-ion batteries; electrode materials; electrolytes; separators; metal– air batteries; supercapacitors; advanced characterizations; electrochemical simulation and calculation; battery management
New Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells
edited by and Zhe Wang
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymer electrolyte membrane; proton exchange membrane; anion exchange membrane; high-temperature proton exchange membrane; fuel cell
Energy-Dense Metal–Sulfur Batteries
edited by Daiwei Wang and
submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal– sulfur battery; polysulfide dissolution; shuttle effect; electrocatalysis; electrolyte engineering; polymeric sulfur; high energy density; mechanochemical evolution
Two-Dimensional Materials for Battery Applications submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: two-dimensional materials; energy storage; lithium-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; electrochemical behavior
Fast-Charging Lithium Batteries: Challenges, Progress and Future
edited by Mei Luo and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2432 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium ion batteries; lithium batteries; fast charging; lithium plating; cycle life; electrode architecture; modeling and machine learning; thermal safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advances in Battery Modeling: Models, Charging Strategies, Performance Estimations and Thermal Management
edited by Xuan Zhou and Rongheng Li
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery modeling; electrochemical models; data-driven methods; state of charge and health estimation; charging strategy optimization; thermal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Batteries Safety and Thermal Management for Electric Vehicles
edited by Yalun Li and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium batteries; safety; state estimation; thermal runaway; battery thermal management; fault diagnosis; fast charge; heat generation mechanisms and modeling; sodium-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; degradation management.
Battery Management Systems Based on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
edited by Sung Yeul Park and
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS); battery management systems (BMS); battery performance; real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Battery Safety and Thermal Management for Electric Vehicles
edited by Hamidreza Behi, , Mark Behi and Babak Sadeghi
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery safety; battery thermal management systems; electric vehicles (EVs); thermal runaway; battery management systems (BMSs); fault detection; cooling strategies; predictive modelling
Recent Process of Solid-State Lithium Batteries
edited by Hao Zhang
submission deadline 25 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state electrolyte; Li+ ion; Na+ ion; interphase; interface; coating; synthesis; Li battery; Na battery; solid-state battery; in situ; operando; theoretical; mechanism
High Capacity Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by , and Yuzi Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2806 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion battery; high-capacity anode; advanced characterization; alloy anode; lithium metal anode; conversion reaction anode
Advances in Solid Electrolytes and Solid-State Batteries
edited by and Mingpeng Yu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid electrolyte; electrolyte– electrode interface; solid-state battery; high energy density; battery mechanics; solid-state battery failure
Flexible and Wearable Energy Storage Devices
edited by Lei Wang and Xiaochuan Ren
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible batteries/supercapacitors; wearable batteries; stretchable electronics; smart textiles; conductive polymers; advanced electrode materials; solid-State electrolytes; printed batteries; biocompatible materials; high safety and thermal stability; battery integration; eco-friendly batteries; structural design
High-Performance Super-capacitors: Preparation and Application
edited by Xin Chen
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6459 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitor; flexible supercapacitor; hybrid supercapacitor; oxide; hydroxide; chalcogenide; activated carbon; carbon nanotube; graphene; MXene; quantum dot; 3D electrode; composite electrode; interface; modeling; system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Artificial Intelligence-Based State-of-Health Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9856 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion battery; SOH estimation; artificial intelligence; lifetime prediction; physics-informed AI; neural networks; supervised learning; unsupervised learning; self-learning; data mining
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Battery Manufacturing: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery manufacturing; smart manufacturing; digitalization; Industry 4.0; electrodes; electrolytes; end-of-life batteries; recycling; recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
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