Batteries, Volume 11, Issue 5

Hard carbon anodes are promising for sodium-ion batteries due to their low cost and high reversible capacity. However, the long-term Na⁺ (de)intercalating process destroys the structure of the two-phase interface between the electrode and electrolyte...

The thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries is a critical factor influencing their safety. Investigating the thermal runaway characteristics is essential for battery safety design. In this study, the thermal runaway characteristics of 18650 lithium-...

Removing residual energy from end-of-life batteries prior to transportation requires some method of deactivation. While many methods have been proposed, very few have been implemented due to limitations of cost, safety, and efficacy. In this work, mu...

The lithium-plating phenomenon induced by low-temperature fast charging of lithium-ion batteries severely compromises their performance and safety. However, current lithium-plating detection methods predominantly rely on complex hardware systems with...

With the rapid development of battery energy storage technology, the issue of thermal runaway (TR) in lithium-ion batteries has become a key challenge restricting their safe application. This study presents an innovative protection strategy that inte...

Fast-charging technology for lithium-ion batteries is of great significance in reducing charging time and enhancing user experience. However, during fast charging, the imbalance among battery cells can affect the overall performance and available cap...

Lithium-ion batteries risk failing when subjected to different abuse tests, resulting in gas and flames. In this study, 5 Ah nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) pouch cells were subjected to external heating; overcharge at rates of 2.5, 5 and 10 A; a...

In response to the increasingly serious global warming crisis, new energy batteries have progressively replaced highly polluting primary energy sources. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are widely implemented due to their high safety and energy density....

Lithium metal exhibits strong adhesive properties and a highly reactive nature, which complicates conventional mechanical separation methods. Laser cutting, as a contactless process, is possible under a defined drying room atmosphere. However, it is...

The capacity of Lithium-ion batteries degrades over the time, making accurate prediction of their Remaining Useful Life (RUL) crucial for maintenance and product lifespan design. However, diverse aging mechanisms, changing working conditions and cell...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs), notable for their unique two-dimensional layered structures, have attracted significant research attention due to their exceptional versatility and promising performance in energy storage and conversion applications....

The growing demand for energy, coupled with the unsustainable nature of fossil fuels due to global warming and the greenhouse effect, have led to the advancement of renewable energy production concepts. Innovations such as photovoltaics, wind energy,...

To enhance the performance of state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries, high-capacity silicon is increasingly introduced as active material for anodes. Furthermore, advanced batteries with new electrode architectures—so-called 3D architectures&md...

The water-based binder has the advantages of non-toxic, non-flammable, small odor, and no pollution to the environment. However, there are problems such as low bond strength and poor battery cycle life of commonly used binders on the market. In this...

Despite their inherently lower energy density than lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), aqueous zinc metal batteries (AZMBs) have recently attracted interest as rechargeable energy storage devices due to their low cost and high operational and environmental...

Multisine electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) represents a highly promising technique for the online characterization of battery functional states, offering the potential to monitor, in real-time, key degradation phenomena such as aging, int...

Syngas can be used as feedstock for efficient energy conversion in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). In the current paper, the conversion efficiency of methane to synthesis gas (H₂ and CO) within a two-layer porous media reactor is investigated by a on...

The rapid advancement of electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable energy storage systems has significantly increased the demand for reliable and efficient battery technologies. Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are particularly suitable for these a...

Batteries are central to the global energy system and fundamental elements for energy transition and future mobility. In particular, the growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales is pushing up demand for batteries. Most of the battery demand for EVs toda...

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) share similar working principles with lithium-ion batteries while demonstrating cost advantages. However, the current understanding of their safety characteristics remains insufficient, and the thermal runaway mechanisms o...

Lithium-ion batteries are extensively utilized in modern applications due to their high energy density, long cycle life, and efficiency. With the increasing demand for sustainable energy storage solutions, accurately estimating the State of Health (S...

It is well known that the safety concerns surrounding lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), such as fire and explosion, are currently a bottleneck problem for the large-scale usage of energy storage power stations. The study of water-based fire-extinguishing...

As the need for energy is constantly increasing and in the long term fossil fuels are not an option because of global overheating due to the greenhouse effect, alternative energy production concepts such as photovoltaics, wind energy, IR energy harve...

Accurate prediction of the state of health (SOH) in lithium batteries (LiBs) is essential for ensuring operational safety, extending battery lifespan, and enabling effective second-life applications. However, achieving precise SOH prediction under sm...

The increasing adoption of renewable energy sources necessitates efficient energy storage solutions, with buildings emerging as critical nodes in residential energy systems. This review synthesizes state-of-the-art research on the role of batteries i...

The increasing demand for energy storage solutions, particularly in electric vehicles and renewable energy systems, has intensified research on lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery safety and performance. A critical challenge is thermal runaway (TR), a highl...

Zeolite Battery Research Africa (ZEBRA) batteries (Na-NiCl₂ solid electrolyte batteries, SEBs) have commercial applications in energy storage due to their low costs and recyclability, long lifetime, and high safety. In commercial ZEBRA batteries, Ni...

As electric vehicle (EV) adoption continues to surge globally, the question of what to do with retired EV batteries looms large. While these batteries may no longer meet the rigorous demands of automotive use, they often retain a significant portion...

This paper proposes a new topology for a battery management system (BMS) with active cell balancing capable of exchanging energy between an electric vehicle’s traction and auxiliary batteries. This topology facilitates energy exchange between a...

The accurate estimation of the state of health (SOH) is crucial for effective battery management systems. This paper proposes a deep learning model dimension-wise convolutions-globalfilter networks (DimConv-GFNet) for lithium-ion battery SOH estimati...

Composite copper foil, a novel negative electrode current collector developed in recent years, can significantly enhance battery safety and energy density while also conserving metallic resources. It is found that after 9 months of long-term storage,...

The present work aims to develop the current CubeSats architecture. Starting from the framework of project ARAMIS (an Italian acronym for a highly modular architecture for satellite infrastructures), a new concept of smart tiles has been developed, e...

Zinc–manganese dioxide (Zn–MnO₂) batteries, pivotal in primary energy storage, face challenges in rechargeability due to cathode dissolution and anode corrosion. This review summarizes cathode-free designs using pH-optimized electrolytes...

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are one class of two-dimensional materials, with tunable chemical composition and large interlayer spacing, that is a potential cathode material candidate for aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). Nevertheless, the low...

There are many challenges in incorporating the attenuation cost of energy storage into the optimization of microgrid operations due to the randomness of renewable energy supply, the high cost of controlled power generation, and the complexity associa...

In this paper, a modular cell balancing circuit based on a bidirectional flyback converter (BFC) is designed, which is equipped with a symmetrical BFC for each cell. The primary side of all BFCs is in parallel with the battery pack, and the secondary...

Accurate estimation of the state of health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries is essential to ensure the safe and stable operation of equipment such as electric vehicles. To address the limitations in the accuracy and robustness of existing methods under...