Novel Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

Dear Colleagues,

Sustainable solutions to producing and storing energy are in high demand to ensure our world’s sustainable development. Therefore, energy storage and conversion have been witnessing a surge in interest in recent years. So far, significant progress has been made in high-performance batteries. New materials and mechanisms have paved a solid foundation for improvements.

This Special Issue focuses on the intrinsic structural characteristics of the novel materials that determine battery performance. Specifically, the band structure, coordination environment, electron spin, and lattice stress of active materials play key roles in redox or catalytic reactions. Simultaneously, advanced characterization techniques are essential in revealing the complicated chemical processes in these new mechanisms. This Special Issue will provide insights into new materials and mechanisms that are driving the development of advanced batteries.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Alkali-ion batteries;
• Zn-ion batteries;
• Al-ion batteries;
• Mg-ion batteries;
• Metal–air batteries;
• Li–S batteries;
• Solid-state batteries;
• Aqueous batteries;
• Redox flow batteries.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

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• intrinsic structural characteristics
• redox
• cathode and anode
• batteries
• catalytic reactions
• mechanisms
• advanced characterization techniques
• novel materials