Next-Generation Metal-Ion Batteries: Advances and Challenges
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2024) | Viewed by 2321
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In order to meet the increasing demand for energy storage, it is necessary and urgent to develop next-generation high-performance rechargeable batteries. The aim of this Special Issue is to present the state-of-the-art research progress in the field of next-generation metal-ion batteries, including but not limited to lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, and multivalent metal-ion batteries (e.g., magnesium, calcium, aluminum, and zinc ions).
Special emphasis will be placed on new materials, new methods, and new mechanisms with dramatically improved performances, such as specific capacity, cycling stability, rate capability, energy density, safety, and environmental protections. Articles and reviews related to electrode materials, binders, conductive agents, electrolytes, and separators are all welcome in this Special Issue. In addition, we would like to emphasize that this Special Issue is widely inclusive, so we expect a large number of works to fall within its scope.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Yan Wang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal-ion batteries
- electrode materials
- binders
- conductive agents
- electrolytes
- separators
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