Advanced Polymer Materials for Safe Ion Batteries
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2025) | Viewed by 921
Special Issue Editors
2. National Academy of Safety Science and Engineering, Beijing 100012, China
Interests: solid polymer electrolyte; smart materials for safe lithium batteries; functional interphase design
Interests: tunnel fire; pool fire; fuel-rich combustion; smoke movement; smoke control; lithium battery fire; safe utilization of hydrogen
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2. State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: polymer electrolyte; functional polymer design
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced polymer materials have been widely applied in state-of-the-art ion batteries. Benefiting from their unique features such as their chemical structure, functional groups, mechanical strength, thermal stability, electrochemical activity, and rheological properties, polymer materials are applied as functional components in safe batteries to achieve prolonged lifespan, increased energy density, and enhanced reliability. This Special Issue aims to develop a high-quality article collection (including review papers and original research papers) about the application of advanced polymer materials in safe ion batteries. Manuscripts focusing on the following topics are highly welcome:
- The design of safe polymer electrolytes for high-energy-density batteries;
- The design of ultra-high electrochemical interphases with well-designed polymer coating layers;
- The development of smart polymer materials for battery safety;
- The development of crucial polymer components in safe ion batteries;
- The development of characteristic technologies for advanced polymers in safe ion batteries.
Dr. Hangyu Zhou
Dr. Yongzheng Yao
Dr. Fengxiang Liu
Dr. Weili Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- chemical structure
- functional group
- mechanical strength
- thermal stability
- electrochemical activity
- rheological properties
- safe polymer electrolyte
- ultra-high electrochemical interphases
- smart polymer materials
- characteristic technologies
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