Lithium-Ion, Lithium-Sulfur, and Lithium-Air Chemistry Using Novel Electrolytes
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Electrochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 3216
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanocatalysts; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; hydrogen production; solid oxide fuel cell; direct methanol fuel cell; metal-air batteries
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The critical need for high-energy density, long cycle life batteries for a wide range of applications ranging from consumer electronics to electric vehicles has posed a set of challenges to researchers. While we tackle them from several fronts, for instance, through the design of active materials, cell level modifications, and systematic modeling of various aspects of energy storage devices, a breakthrough is yet to take place. Despite the differences in operational mechanisms, all electrochemical systems rely heavily on a key component, the “electrolyte”. It is evident that the electrolyte plays a crucial role in both anode and cathode processes, electron transfer phenomenon, voltage window, rate performance, cycle life, and safety and cost of the battery. In this Special Issue, we focus on the design/development of novel electrolyte systems for any battery system addressing the above metrics or beyond. Also of interest are electrolyte additives, fundamental, mechanistic, and theoretical studies which can further open up new avenues for cutting-edge research on electrolytes. We warmly welcome submissions of manuscripts for the abovementioned categories.
Prof. Dr. Leela Arava
Dr. Kiran Mahankali
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- batteries
- liquid electrolytes
- aprotic electrolytes
- solid-state electrolytes
- ionic liquid electrolytes
- hybrid electrolytes
- sparingly solvating electrolytes
- aqueous electrolytes
- electrolyte additives
- high-temperature electrolytes
- electrode–electrolyte interface
