Lithium-Ion Capacitors: Trends in Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion

Dear Colleagues,

Lithium-ion capacitors can generally deliver higher energy density than conventional electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs) and have much higher power density and a longer life cycle than lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Due to their great potential to bridge the gap between EDLCs and LIBs, lithium-ion capacitors are becoming extremely important.

Lithium-ion capacitors are a hybrid device with multiple energy storage mechanisms, composed of a LIB-type electrode (electrochemical intercalation or conversion) and an EDLC-type electrode (physical adsorption), operating in a Li-salt-containing organic electrolyte. In recent years, especially in the last 10 years, we have developed our understanding and improved the materials and technologies of lithium-ion capacitors, including cathode and anode materials, electrolytes, and pre-lithiation methods. Lithium-ion capacitors have begun to approach large-scale commercialization from current laboratory research and small-scale production.

It is my pleasure to announce that Molecules (MDPI) is publishing a Special Issue on “Lithium-Ion Capacitors: Trends in Sustainable Energy Storage and Conversion”. As Guest Editors of the journal, I would like to invite you to submit a research paper or a focused review article related to lithium-ion capacitors.

Prof. Dr. Jim P. Zheng
Guest Editor

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