Gel-Based Next-Generation Energy Storage
A Special Issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861) belonging to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 449
Editors
Interests: high-specific-energy lithium secondary batteries; metal–air batteries; ionic conductors; clay minerals; two-dimensional materials
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Interests: solid electrolyte; biopolymer-based gel; clay modification; carbon aerogel; new energy material
Interests: high-performance lithium-ion battery electrolyte; coverage safety study; new coating material
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Interests: sodium-ion batteries; lithium-ion batteries; gel electrolytes; cathode materials; electrochemical energy storage
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid evolution of next-generation energy storage systems demands materials that simultaneously offer high ionic conductivity, mechanical flexibility, interfacial stability, and safety. Gel-based materials—including hydrogels, organogels, ionogels, and aerogels—have emerged as versatile platforms to address these challenges. Their unique three-dimensional network structures enable the confinement of liquid electrolytes or the incorporation of functional fillers, resulting in quasi-solid or solid-state electrolytes and gel-based electrodes. These materials effectively suppress dendrite growth, mitigate electrolyte leakage, accommodate volume changes during cycling, and enable flexible and wearable energy storage devices. This Special Issue, titled “Gel-Based Next-Generation Energy Storage”, aims to collect cutting-edge research and review articles that explore the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of gel materials for advanced energy storage technologies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to gel electrolytes for lithium-ion, sodium-ion, zinc-ion, and solid-state batteries; gel-based supercapacitors; redox-active gels; self-healing and stretchable gel electrodes; interface engineering between gels and electrodes; in situ characterization of gel-based systems; and computational modeling of ion transport in gel networks. We cordially invite the submission of original research articles, reviews, short communications, and perspectives that address these exciting themes.
Dr. Shilin Zhang
Prof. Dr. Aidong Tang
Dr. Chenyang Shi
Dr. Ying-De Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- gel electrolytes
- solid-state batteries
- metal-ion batteries
- hydrogel, aerogel and organogel
- ionogels
- flexible energy storage
- quasi-solid supercapacitors
- self-healing gels
- conductive nanostructured gels
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