Carbon-Based Batteries: From Fundamental to Practical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Lithium-based rechargeable batteries have been widely used, but they are still the performance and cost bottleneck for electric vehicles, portable electronics, and smart grids. From the standpoint of economics of electrochemical energy storage, carbon-based materials hold the promise for large-scale deployment with improved performance. Although significant progresses have been achieved in battery research, especially after the introduction of nanocarbon materials, understanding on ion transport mechanism and interfacial dynamics should be strengthened. Cutting-edge in-situ and ex-situ characterization techniques, such as scanning electrochemical microscopy, novel x-ray spectroscopies, etc., which can reveal information on interface and structural evolution of electrodes/electrolytes, transport processes and dynamic behavior of the electrochemical systems, are particularly important. The main objective of this Special Issue, entitled "Carbon-Based Batteries: From Fundamental to Practical Applications", is to reflect the state-of-the-art research activities and most significant progresses in the area of carbonaceous materials for lithium-ion batteries and post lithium-ion technologies, and to provide advanced characterization techniques for emerging scientific/technical challenges in battery electrochemistry. In addition to continual progress in carbonaceous materials, development of novel chemistries and materials, including silicon, transition metal dichalcogenides, etc., have been emerging research topics in recent years and are encouraged for this Special Issue. Different forms of manuscripts, such as state-of-the-art reviews, perspectives, and original research papers are welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Fei Yao
Guest Editor

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