Development of Advanced Battery Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2026 | Viewed by 189
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2. Qingyuan Innovation Laboratory, Quanzhou, China
Interests: electrochemistry; materials chemistry; nanotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
Today, chemical batteries are ubiquitous, deeply embedded across key sectors, with technological development advancing at an unprecedented pace. In consumer electronics, batteries serve as indispensable energy sources for phones, laptops, and wearables. In transportation, electric vehicles, bicycles, and drones rely on batteries as core power sources, enabling low-carbon, efficient, and eco-friendly mobility. In energy storage, batteries play a crucial role in managing fluctuating outputs and regulating grid peaks, ensuring a continuous electricity supply and stabilizing renewable energy integration. Moreover, energy storage systems and UPS units safeguard data, medical devices, and security systems by providing rapid switching during blackouts. Looking ahead, continuous breakthroughs in new materials will allow battery technology to evolve in energy density, safety, and cycle life, profoundly influencing social structures and lifestyles.
This Special Issue, “Development of Advanced Battery Materials,” aims to collect the latest advancements in battery materials, in situ and operando characterization techniques, and fundamental insights into structure–property relationships. Potential topics include different metal-ion batteries (Li, Na, K, Zn, and so on), solid-state batteries, metal–air batteries, solid oxide fuel cells, aqueous rechargeable batteries, and characterization techniques of materials.
We hope this collection will showcase state-of-the-art developments in battery materials and promote advances in both battery technology and practical applications in the near future.
Dr. Huibo Wang
Dr. Zhengyao Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sodium-ion battery
- lithium-ion battery
- metal-ion battery
- solid-state battery
- solid oxide fuel cell
- Zn-ion battery
- K-ion battery
- metal–air battery
- aqueous rechargeable battery
- characterization of battery materials
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