Thermal Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries

Dear Colleagues,

At present, thermal safety issues, such as thermal runaway, fire, and the explosion of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), have attracted public attention. Many accidents show that the thermal runaway of LIBs is currently the main cause of most fire and explosion accidents. On the other hand, the risk of the thermal runaway propagation of battery modules is high and the propagation speed is fast, which often causes serious loss of life and property, as well as adverse social impacts. Therefore, avoiding the thermal runaway of LIB modules and inhibiting the propagation of thermal runaway is an important requirement for the development of LIBs. In-depth research on thermal runaway risk management and control methods has important scientific significance and is also an international hot frontier. 

This Special Issue will address the development of the thermal safety of LIBs. Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to:

• High-safety and high-performance battery design;
• The development of safety additive materials for LIB;
• Insights into thermal runaway mechanisms and thermal propagation mitigation;
• Safety tests (mechanical, electrical, thermal abuse);
• Degradation mechanisms and identification, elucidation, and diagnosis technology;
• Thermal management (liquid cooling, air cooling, phase change materials cooling, coupled cooling, etc.);
• Mechanism, characteristics, and propagation of battery thermal runaway, fire, and explosion;
• Risk assessment and optimal safety control and emergency management;
• The development, design, and utilization of detection and early-warning systems;
• Thermal runaway propagation, fire, and explosion suppression.

Dr. Mingyi Chen
Guest Editor

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