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High Performance of Nanomaterials in Metal-Ion Batteries
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High Performance of Nanomaterials in Metal-Ion Batteries

A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 369

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Chunliu Xu

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Institute of Frontier Research, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China
Interests: nanomaterials; electrochemical energy storage; rechargeable batteries; inorganic non-metallic materials; interfacial chemistry
Dr. Yuan Wang

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School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Interests: nanomaterials; lithium-ion batteries; capacitors; electrocatalysis
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Dear Colleagues,

As demand for sustainable and efficient energy storage grows, metal-ion battery technologies are emerging as one of the most promising systems for electrochemical energy conversion and storage, with only one kind of ion shuttling between the negative and the positive electrode during discharge and charge.

The scope of this issue ranges from monovalent lithium (Li), sodium (Na), and potassium (K)-ion batteries to multivalent metal-ion batteries (e.g., zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), etc.). This Special Issue focuses on innovative approaches in the design, synthesis, and characterization of electrode materials for metal-ion batteries. We encourage the submission of research exploring novel material compositions, advanced fabrication techniques, and in-depth performance evaluations. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • The development of high-performance electrode materials;
  • Innovative routes to synthesize electrode materials;
  • Proposing a new mechanism to understand electrochemical behavior;
  • The structural design and compositional optimization of electrode materials;
  • The scalable preparation of electrode materials toward practical applications;
  • Exploring other optimization strategies that are based on the entire battery level.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Chunliu Xu
Dr. Yuan Wang
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Keywords

  • lithium-ion batteries
  • sodium-ion batteries
  • potassium-ion batteries
  • zinc-ion batteries
  • nanomaterials
  • energy storage
  • cathode
  • anode
  • structural design
  • electrochemical performance

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Lithium Intercalation Chemistry in TaS2 Nanosheets for Lithium-Ion Batteries Anodes
by Xuelian Wang, Jin Bai, Xian Zhang, Xiaobo Shen, Zhengrong Xia and Haijun Yu
Nanomaterials 2025, 15(8), 626; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15080626 - 19 Apr 2025
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Exploring novel two-dimensional layered transitional metal dichalcogenides and elucidating their reaction mechanism are critical to designing promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, a novel layered TaS2 nanosheet was obtained via a typical solid-phase reaction method followed by a simple ball-milling [...] Read more.
Exploring novel two-dimensional layered transitional metal dichalcogenides and elucidating their reaction mechanism are critical to designing promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, a novel layered TaS2 nanosheet was obtained via a typical solid-phase reaction method followed by a simple ball-milling treatment, and first explored experimentally as an anode for LIBs. The TaS2 nanosheet anode delivered an excellent cycling stability, with 234.6 mAh g−1 after 500 cycles at 1 A g−1. The optimized performance could be attributed to the large interlayer spacing, high conductivity, and reduced size of the TaS2 nanosheet, which effectively alleviated the volume change during the reaction process and accelerated the Li+ or e− transport. Especially, the TaS2 nanosheet anode presented an unusual intercalation reaction mechanism, accompanied with a reversible phase transition from the 2H to the 1T phase during the first de-lithiation process, which is evidenced by the multiple ex situ characterizations, further revealing the enhanced electrochemical performance results from the 1T phase with the larger interlayer spacing and higher electrical conductivity. This work provides a novel insight into the intercalation reaction mechanism of TaS2, which shows potential in high-performance LIBs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue High Performance of Nanomaterials in Metal-Ion Batteries)
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