Metal-Based Energy Materials and Systems: Mechanisms, Preparation, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 July 2026 | Viewed by 353
Special Issue Editors
Interests: solid-state lithium battery; metal-based energy material characterization; storage–dissipation mechanism; multiphysics coupling behavior
Interests: solid oxide fuel cell; thermal stress analysis; interface morphology optimization; multiphysics coupling behavior
Interests: mechanical–electrochemical coupling; impact dynamics; multiphysics modeling of energy materials/structure; safety of lithium battery
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to increasing energy demand and carbon dioxide emission, countries all over the world are developing sustainable and high-efficiency energy. Metal-based energy materials and systems have been receiving ever-increasing attention for energy conversion and storage. The durability and reliability of metal-based energy materials and systems are dependent on complex reaction and transport processes that occur across multiple length and time scales. Numerical methods, theoretical models, and the experiment design and characterization of metal-based energy materials and systems play an important role.
In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on the latest research on the mechanisms, preparation, characterization, and applications of metal-based energy materials and systems. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Next-generation metallic electrodes (Li/Na/K-ion/solid battery anodes, high-entropy alloys, corrosion-resistant catalysts, heat-resistant materials).
- Metallic material engineering (metal–carbon hybrids, metal–polymer frameworks, 2D/3D heterostructures).
- Interface optimization for improved charge transfer and reduced degradation.
- Scalable synthesis techniques (metallic material preparation methods, 3D printing, atomic layer deposition, electrochemical deposition).
- Advanced metallic material characterization (energy-releasing behaviors, mechanical–thermal–electrochemical coupling behavior, in situ/operando microscopy, and spectroscopy).
- Sustainability-focused innovations (storage–dissipation mechanism, recyclable materials, low-cost fabrication, bio-inspired designs).
- Engineering applications (influence of multiscale metal-based energy materials and systems on final product performance under different operation conditions).
The exploration of the storage–dissipation mechanism and multiphysics coupling behavior has offered many innovative solutions to the durability and reliability issues of metal-based energy materials and systems. Researchers from various fields of metal-based energy materials and systems—including mechanisms, preparation, characterization, and applications—are welcome to contribute original research articles, reviews, or perspectives.
Dr. Wenqian Hao
Dr. Jiamiao Xie
Dr. Honggang Li
Dr. Genwei Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal-based energy materials and systems
- metallic material characterization
- multiphysics coupling behavior
- constitutive relationship
- mechanical behavior
- electrochemical deposition
- safety optimization design
- engineering applications
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