Solid-State Batteries
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2017) | Viewed by 10074
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ion transport (Li, Na, F) in nanocrystalline and amorphous solids; battery materials; all-solid-state batteries; solid electrolytes; extremely fast ion dynamics; ultraslow-motions; dimensionality and nanosize effects; NMR; conductivity spectroscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
The march of global warming, caused by excess greenhouse gas emissions, is hoped to be met, at least in the mid-term, by powerful electrochemical energy storage systems. Abandoning combustion engines will greatly cut our dependencies on fossil fuels. Systems, based on mobile lithium ions, are currently the most advanced batteries with which most of the portable devices and electric vehicles are powered. Although we have witnessed remarkable advances in the last decade, further progress in lithium-ion battery technology, based on liquid electrolytes, might crest in the future.
All-solid-state lithium-ion batteries with solid electrolytes represent a next-generation technology. Turning away from the highly flammable liquid electrolytes is expected to greatly improve safety and longevity, i.e., to reduce aging processes. Compared with the conductivity of liquid electrolytes, ion transport in solid electrolytes is usually some orders of magnitude slower than that in liquid or gel-type organic electrolytes. Fortunately, over the last couple of years, some breakthroughs have been reported in the search for suitable materials, which are characterized by ultrafast ion dynamics and negligible electronic transport, and has reached an unprecedented level.
This Special Issue aims to present the latest findings on all aspects related to solid-state battery research, i.e., it is not only restricted to systems with lithium as an ionic charge carrier. Manuscripts presenting studies of the following topics are highly welcome: (i) synthesis and characterization of solid electrolytes (ion dynamics and transport properties), (ii) electrochemical performance and stability, (iii) interfacial phenomena and charge transfer resistances, (iv) bulk-type and thin film batteries, and (v) new processing techniques.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript (full papers, communications, or reviews) for the Special Issue, “Solid-State Batteries”.
Prof. Dr. Martin Wilkening
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- solid electrolytes
- ion dynamics
- conductivity
- interfaces
- electrochemical stability
- mechanical stability
- electrochemical performance
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