The Challenges and Applications of Solid State Battery Technology

Dear Colleagues,

Are solid-state batteries the key technology for electric vehicles applications? First research activities in solid-state battery technology date back to the late 1950s. Solid-state battery technology has found applications in the form of micro-batteries to power, for example, micro-power sources for sensors. The current momentum for growing interest in solid-state batteries comes from the game-changing battery industry players in electric and hybrid electric vehicles.

Solid-state technologies enable batteries with the higher power, fast charge, and higher volumetric energy density and safety, which perfectly fit the demand for applications of the ongoing electric mobility revolution. Established automotive players including Toyota, Volkswagen, BMW, and newcomers such as Dyson and Fisker, plan to commercialize electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles with solid-state batteries. There are a growing number of solid-state battery consortiums. Numerous industries, universities, and research institutions from different areas are combining their efforts, each bringing a piece of technical know-how. As an example, 23 industries and 15 universities and public research institutes will cooperate in the Japanese LIBTEC consortium to establish the technologies to solve the bottleneck problem of all solid-state lithium-ion batteries.

This Special Issue aims at overviewing the many challenges in solid-state battery technologies as well as recent developments. The invitation and discussion are opened for scientific papers related to:

• Solid-state electrolyte development;
• Ionic conductivity enhancement in solid state;
• Electrolyte/electrode interface stability;
• Solid state electrodes (cathode and anode);
• Solid state electrode processing manufacturing;
• Cell manufacturing methods;
• Battery management systems for solid state;
• Battery pack design and modelling.

Scientists and engineers working in academia and industry in a wide range of disciplines are invited to contribute to this collection. Innovative contributions and reviews are particularly welcomed.

Prof. Claudio Capiglia
Guest Editor

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• solid-state batteries
• solid-state electrolytes
• solid-state electrodes (cathode, anode)
• electrode interface
• battery modeling
• solid-state electrode fabrication methods
• solid-state cells
• battery packs
• battery management systems