Synthesis and Application of Key Materials for Advanced Rechargeable Batteries

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to contribute original research works, comprehensive review articles, or short communications to the Special Issue titled “Synthesis and Application of Key Materials for Advanced Rechargeable Batteries”.

Renewable and green energy sources, such as solar, wind, and wave, represent the most promising and effective way of addressing the critical challenges of energy shortage and environmental pollution stemming from insufficient fossil fuel supplies and increasing consumption. However, visible drawbacks which result from the intermittency, instability, and uneven distribution strictly limited the wide-scale implementation of renewable energies and the exploration of advanced energy storage technologies which can efficiently store and utilize these energies at low costs.

Energy storage technologies represented by lithium-ion batteries have dominated the power markets of portable electronic devices and electric vehicles. However, limitations of conventional lithium-ion batteries make it difficult to meet the growing demands for high energy density, power density, safety, and low cost. For a single battery, the components of electrode materials, electrolytes, and additives both play important roles in determining electrochemical properties. In recent years, extensive research has been conducted on key materials for rechargeable battery systems.

Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes contributions from all researchers working on the design, preparation, characterization, mechanism, and application of key materials for advanced rechargeable batteries (such as alkali metal-ion batteries, multivalent metal-ion batteries, alkali-metal batteries, and aqueous batteries, etc.). However, other related topics are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Yang Zheng
Prof. Dr. Zhao Ding
Guest Editors

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• energy storage
• rechargeable batteries
• electrode material
• electrolyte
• additive
• advanced characterization
• synthesis strategies
• reaction mechanism
• electrochemistry