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Advances in Metallic Battery Materials

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metallic Functional Materials".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 669

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Prof. Dr. Yanwei Sui

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Jiangsu Province Engineering Laboratory of High Efficient Energy Storage Technology and Equipments, School of Materials and Physics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Interests: metallic energy materials; porous electrode materials; battery safety; electrochemical energy storage; alloy solidification and corrosion; nanostructured functional materials; supercapacitors; sodium-ion batteries; lithium-ion batteries; flexible energy storage devices

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Metallic battery materials have attracted increasing attention due to their unique advantages of high energy density, fast charge–discharge capability, and potential for flexible and safe energy storage systems. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of metallic functional materials for batteries and related electrochemical energy storage devices. Topics of interest include metallic and metal-based electrodes, porous and nanostructured materials, alloy-derived functional materials, interface engineering, electrochemical performance enhancement, and safety-oriented device integration. Particular emphasis will be placed on the relationship between microstructure and electrochemical properties, the underlying mechanisms of ion/electron transport, and innovative material processing strategies such as solidification, corrosion, oxidation, and other scalable fabrication techniques. We seek original research articles and reviews that provide new insights into metallic battery materials, including lithium-ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries, zinc-based batteries, supercapacitors, and hybrid energy storage systems. This Special Issue seeks to promote cross-disciplinary communication and inspire the development of high-performance, durable, and safe metallic materials for next-generation energy storage technologies.

Prof. Dr. Yanwei Sui
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • metallic battery materials
  • porous metal electrodes
  • alloy-derived materials
  • electrochemical energy storage
  • interface engineering
  • nanostructured electrodes
  • battery safety
  • high-performance electrodes

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Cu-Interlayer-Enhanced Flexible Porous Ni-B on Waste Polyester Fabric Electrode: Robust Electrocatalytic Performance Under Repeated Bending and Twisting
by Guangya Hou, Siqi Chen, Jianli Zhang, Qiang Chen and Yiping Tang
Metals 2026, 16(5), 528; https://doi.org/10.3390/met16050528 - 13 May 2026
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The functional valorization of waste fabrics, particularly their conversion into flexible low-cost, high-performance electrodes, holds significant promise for resource sustainability and the development of advanced energy technologies. Here, a NiB/Cu/polyester fabric (PF) composite electrode was fabricated via two-step electroless plating on waste PF [...] Read more.
The functional valorization of waste fabrics, particularly their conversion into flexible low-cost, high-performance electrodes, holds significant promise for resource sustainability and the development of advanced energy technologies. Here, a NiB/Cu/polyester fabric (PF) composite electrode was fabricated via two-step electroless plating on waste PF and was demonstrated as a bifunctional electrocatalyst for methanol oxidation (MOR) and urea oxidation (UOR). The morphology, crystal structure, surface chemical state, and wettability of the electrodes were characterized using SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, and contact angle measurements. The Cu interlayer critically enhanced interfacial wettability, intrinsic catalytic activity and stability. At 0.8 V, the NiB/Cu/PF electrode delivered average current densities of 312 mA·cm−2 for MOR and 288 mA·cm−2 for UOR, outperforming NiB/PF by 27.9% and 9.1%, respectively. After 2000 accelerated degradation cycles with electrolyte renewal, MOR and UOR activities were retained at 91.6% and 105.0%, respectively. Remarkably, the Cu interlayer conferred exceptional mechanical–electrochemical robustness: following 100 sequential bending and twisting deformations, current density retention ranged from 84.6% to 96.7% across multiple test configurations. The Cu interlayer acted as a flexible stress buffer during mechanical deformation, effectively improving the adhesion between the coating and the substrate. Full article
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