Lithium-Ion Batteries: Interface Engineering, Material Innovation and Performance Enhancement
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "D2: Electrochem: Batteries, Fuel Cells, Capacitors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid evolution of battery technology requires transformative approaches to discover, design, and optimize materials for cathodes, anodes, and electrolytes. This Special Issue is dedicated to advancing high-performance battery systems through cutting-edge computational methods, experimental techniques, and data-driven strategies.
We welcome original research and review articles addressing, but not limited to, the following topics:
- High-throughput materials discovery for novel cathodes and anodes using density functional theory (DFT) and beyond.
- Machine learning-driven design of solid-state electrolytes, supported by molecular dynamics (MD) and multiscale simulations.
- Interfacial electrochemistry and degradation mechanisms, including SEI/CEI formation, ion transport, and stability at electrode–electrolyte interfaces.
- Failure analysis and interfacial engineering in all-solid-state battery materials.
- AI-driven discovery and optimization of novel materials for all-solid-state and beyond-lithium batteries.
- Interface regulation and performance enhancement in lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and other post-lithium battery systems.
This Special Issue aims to bridge the fields of computational materials science, electrochemistry, and artificial intelligence to overcome existing challenges in energy density, cycle life, safety, and sustainability. We encourage submissions from theorists, experimentalists, and data scientists to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and accelerate the path toward next-generation energy storage.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Yufang He
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- interfacial electrochemistry
- solid-state electrolytes
- machine learning in materials science
- high-throughput computational screening
- battery materials design
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