Recent Advances in Conductor Materials for Energy Storage and Electrocaloric Applications
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 568
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ceramics and glasses; material characterization; experimental physics; materials processing; impedance spectroscopy; molecular dynamics simulation; solid state batteries
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Solid ionic conductors are critical for the development of green energy storage technologies, such as solid-state batteries, fuel cells, and supercapacitors. These materials enable the efficient transport of ions within energy storage devices, which is essential for maintaining high energy density, fast charging times, and long cycle life.
In the context of solid-state batteries, solid ionic conductors replace traditional liquid electrolytes, offering several advantages. They are safer, reducing the risk of leakage, flammability, and thermal runaway. They also allow for the use of metal anodes, which significantly increases the energy density.
Moreover, solid ionic conductors are essential for improving the efficiency and sustainability of energy storage systems. They enable the development of batteries with longer lifespans and reduced environmental impact, which is crucial for integrating renewable energy sources like solar and wind into the grid. By advancing the performance and reliability of these materials, we can accelerate the transition to cleaner energy solutions, contributing to global efforts to reduce the overall environmental footprint.
Manufacturing ceramic and glassy ionic conductors for energy storage applications presents several challenges: achieving high purity and uniformity, impurities and/or defects significantly affect the overall performance; a proper densification during sintering is crucial to reduce grain boundary resistance; the sintering process must avoid cracks and structural defects; controlling the microstructure is essential to ensure mechanical stability; designing materials to achieve good interfacial contact with the electrodes to reduce mismatches in thermal expansion coefficients and chemical reactivity to minimize degradation; scalability and cost are a significant challenge; and last but not least, ensuring long-term stability under operating conditions is a major concern.
This Special Issue on “Recent Advances in Conductor Materials for Energy Storage and Electrocaloric Applications” is dedicated to exploring recent advancements in material development and application, with a focus on addressing the primary challenges related to ceramic and glassy materials, aiming to pave the way for the next generation of green energy storage devices.
Prof. Dr. Marisa A. Frechero
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- green energy storage
- ceramic and glassy ionic conductors
- impedance/dielectric spectroscopy
- ceramic and glassy structural characterization
- electrode/electrolyte interfaces
- grain boundary
- solid state bateries
- supercapacitors
- traditional and cold sintering
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