Advanced Metallic Materials for Batteries

Dear Colleagues,

Metallic materials play an indispensable and multifaceted role in electrochemical energy storage. They serve not only as critical structural components, but also form the core of electrochemical functionality. A key frontier is the use of metals like Li, Na, K, Zn, and Mg as high-capacity anode active materials for next-generation high-energy-density batteries. Concurrently, metals such as Cu and Al are essential as current collectors, while alloys enable lightweight, robust battery packs. Innovations in metallic materials are thus central to advancing battery technology. This includes addressing fundamental challenges like dendrite suppression and interface stabilization for metal anodes, engineering current collector surfaces, and developing advanced alloys for structural components. This Special Issue invites original research and reviews on advanced metallic materials for batteries.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Metallic anodes (Li, Na, K, Zn, Mg): design, performance, failure mechanisms.
• Interface engineering for electrodes.
• Lightweight structural materials and thermal management.
• Metallic materials in solid-state batteries.
• Dendrite suppression strategies.
• Sustainable recycling of battery metals.

Dr. Changdong Gu
Guest Editor

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