Advances in Energy Materials Surface and Interface Analysis
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 381
Special Issue Editors
2. RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Aachen, Germany
Interests: electrochemical atomic force microscopy; electrochemical strain microscopy; energy materials; solid state electrolytes; ionic liquids; nanotribology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced energy storage materials have been increasingly recognized as key elements for future applications. Modern batteries have improved our lives by powering consumer electronics from laptops to smartphones, as well as driving forward electric mobility. While lithium-ion battery systems are approaching their theoretical limit, high-energy-density batteries, such as lithium-sulfur, and solid-state lithium batteries, have been widely purported to meet the ever-increasing demands of modern consumer electronics. Other types of batteries such as metal (lithium)-air systems are of interest for certain applications as well. Improving degradation behavior as well as enabling fast charging accompanied by highest safety standards for next-generation batteries is proving to be a great challenge. All relevant electrochemical processes like (de)intercalation and charge transport are taking place at interfaces between individual materials like anode (composite, solid) electrolyte and cathode, and are determined by the microstructure. The electrode-electrolyte interfacial properties play a key role in determining the battery performance, including component/structure evolution, reaction pathway and surface dynamics. Therefore, advances in energy materials surface and interface analysis will significantly contribute to outstanding battery performance in future and will be highlighted in this Special Issue.
Accordingly, you are invited to submit contributions that are related to the following topics in energy material research:
- Analysis of the interfacial properties of advanced materials in full- and half-cell setups
- Synthesis and characterization of composite anode, cathode and electrolyte materials
- Operando and in situ microscopic as well as spectroscopic studies of energy materials interfaces
- Newly developed materials exhibiting protection layers and their functionality
- Design of model systems to investigate interfacial aspects in energy materials
- Theoretical considerations of interfaces in energy materials
Manuscripts from industry are also well welcomed. We are looking forward to receiving new insights in this vital research field.
Prof. Dr. Florian Hausen
Prof. Dr. Rui Wen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Batteries
- Energy storage and transition
- Solid electrolyte interface
- Surface and interface analysis
- In situ/operando characterization
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