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Advance in Energy Storage and Battery: Material, Electrode, Design and Application

A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D：Materials and Processing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 3850

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Dr. Tianyi Li

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Advanced Photon Source, X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S Cass Ave, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
Interests: lithium ion batteries; energy storage; nanomaterials; fast charging

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Energy storage has become one of the most important research areas in the 21st century, owing to the fast and significant development in technology. Approximately more than 30 years ago, when Sony Co. commercialized the world’s first lithium-ion battery (LIB), the subsequent revolutionization of portable electronics led to an explosive increase in research interest thereafter. Demand for high-performance rechargeable batteries has become very tangible and ubiquitous in recent years. Although the growth of battery research was significant, the following objectives of the research have not deviated over time: to increase cycle stability, minimize the weight and size of batteries, and maintain safety, while reducing costs.

This Special Issue highlights the major advances and recent developments in energy storage systems. We call for outstanding manuscripts, including reviews and original research articles, to be submitted to the open access journal Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). The major scope of this Special Issue will cover research areas in high-energy, long cycle life and fast-charging batteries, battery safety and management, as well as beyond lithium-ion battery technologies. Research topics may include (1) next-generation anode materials; (2) advanced Ni-rich (Co free) cathode materials with high energy and a long cycle life; (3) electrolytes and additives; (4) fast-charging batteries; (5) battery material recycling; (6) battery safety and management; (7) beyond lithium-ion batteries (Na, K, etc.)

Dr. Tianyi Li
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Micromachines is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • lithium-ion batteries
  • beyond lithium ion
  • advanced anode materials
  • advanced cathode materials
  • electrolytes and additives
  • fast charging
  • battery recycling
  • battery safety
  • battery management

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Silver Nanocoating of LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries
by Xintong Li, Kai Chang, Somia M. Abbas, Rasha S. El-Tawil, Ashraf E. Abdel-Ghany, Ahmed M. Hashem, Hua Wang, Amanda L. Coughlin, Shixiong Zhang, Alain Mauger, Likun Zhu and Christian M. Julien
Micromachines 2023, 14(5), 907; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14050907 - 23 Apr 2023
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Surface coating has become an effective approach to improve the electrochemical performance of Ni-rich cathode materials. In this study, we investigated the nature of an Ag coating layer and its effect on electrochemical properties of the LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O [...] Read more.
Surface coating has become an effective approach to improve the electrochemical performance of Ni-rich cathode materials. In this study, we investigated the nature of an Ag coating layer and its effect on electrochemical properties of the LiNi0.8Co0.1Mn0.1O2 (NCM811) cathode material, which was synthesized using 3 mol.% of silver nanoparticles by a facile, cost-effective, scalable and convenient method. We conducted structural analyses using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which revealed that the Ag nanoparticle coating did not affect the layered structure of NCM811. The Ag-coated sample had less cation mixing compared to the pristine NMC811, which could be attributed to the surface protection of Ag coating from air contamination. The Ag-coated NCM811 exhibited better kinetics than the pristine one, which is attributed to the higher electronic conductivity and better layered structure provided by the Ag nanoparticle coating. The Ag-coated NCM811 delivered a discharge capacity of 185 mAh·g−1 at the first cycle and 120 mAh·g−1 at the 100th cycle, respectively, which is better than the pristine NMC811. Full article
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Regulating the Polypyrrole Ion-Selective Membrane and Au Solid Contact Layer to Improve the Performance of Nitrate All-Solid Ion-Selective Electrodes
by Weizhuo Gao, Weixuan Jing, Yanrui Du, Zehao Li, Pengcheng Liu, Feng Han, Libo Zhao, Zhaochu Yang and Zhuangde Jiang
Micromachines 2023, 14(4), 855; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14040855 - 14 Apr 2023
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With polymerization duration and Au3+ concentration of the electrolyte regulated, a desirable nitrate-doped polypyrrole ion-selective membrane (PPy(NO3−)-ISM) and Au solid contact layer of anticipate surface morphology were obtained, and the performance of nitrate all-solid ion-selective electrodes (NS ISEs) was [...] Read more.
With polymerization duration and Au3+ concentration of the electrolyte regulated, a desirable nitrate-doped polypyrrole ion-selective membrane (PPy(NO3−)-ISM) and Au solid contact layer of anticipate surface morphology were obtained, and the performance of nitrate all-solid ion-selective electrodes (NS ISEs) was improved. It was found that the roughest PPy(NO3−)-ISM remarkably increases the actual contact surface area of the PPy(NO3−)-ISMs with nitrate solution, which leads to better adsorption of NO3− ions upon the PPy(NO3−)-ISMs, and produces a larger number of electrons. The most hydrophobic Au solid contact layer avoids the formation of the aqueous layer at the interface between the PPy(NO3−)-ISM and Au solid contact layer, and ensures unimpeded transporting of the produced electrons. The PPy-Au-NS ISE for polymerization duration 1800 s and at Au3+ concentration 2.5 mM of the electrolyte displays an optimal nitrate potential response, including a Nernstian slope of 54.0 mV/dec, LOD of 1.1 × 10−4 M, rapid average response time less than 1.9 s, and long-term stability of more than 5 weeks. This indicates that the PPy-Au-NS ISE is an effective working electrode for the electrochemical determination of NO3− concentration. Full article
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