Production Technologies for Lithium-Ion Battery Electrodes, Cells and Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Due to the high number of consecutive process steps and the significant impact of material properties, electrode compositions, as well as battery cell and systems designs on the production processes, lithium-ion battery (LIB) production represents a fruitful and dynamically growing area of research. With ever-growing demand, knowledge of production technologies for automotive LIBs have improved considerably over the last few years. Nevertheless, the transfer from lab scale to production scale remains a challenge and requires an in-depth understanding of the applied materials, as well as the individual production processes and their interactions. To further improve battery performance and reduce production costs, emerging process concepts have to be developed at both scales.

For this Special Issue, we invite submissions exploring the relationships between process parameters and structure, quality as well as performance of intermediate products, electrodes, cells and full battery systems, as well as the impact of materials and processes on the scale and cost of LIBs for automotive application. In addition, the latest advances regarding new production processes and to overcome main challenges can be presented. Review papers and perspectives are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Arno Kwade
Prof. Dr. Klaus Droeder
Dr. Peter Michalowski
Guest Editors

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