Batteries

Supercapacitors for Next-Generation Energy Storage: Material Design and System Integration

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercapacitor electrodes; electrochemical energy storage; electrode-electrolyte interface engineering; highly durable and stable electrode for supercapacitor; nanostructured electrodes; ion transport and active site accessibility; electrolytes (aqueous; ionic liquid; redox active; etc.); flexible and wearable supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supercapacitors)

Selected Papers from the Energy Storage Workshop ’25

edited by

Ottorino Veneri

and

Alessandro Lampasi

submission deadline 26 May 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy storage; supercapacitors; energy management; power systems; long-duration energy storage (LDES); electrical vehicles; smart grids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid Energy Storage and Integrated Systems)

Thermal Runaway and Thermal Management: Toward Safe and Reliable Batteries

edited by

Xiaoqing Zhu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3378 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; thermal runaway; thermal runaway mechanisms; thermal management; safety management; aging and failure mechanisms; fault diagnosis; battery health assessment and lifetime prediction; heat generation mechanisms and modeling; electric vehicles (EVs); energy storage system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

From Design to Processing: The Evolution of Advanced Electrode Materials for Next-Gen Lithium-Ion Batteries

edited by

Bharathi Konkena

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 252 | Submission Open

Keywords: new electrode materials; nano-composite electrodes; thick electrode designs; electrode architecture; high areal capacity; Li-ion storage; rate performance; suitable separators; safe electrolytes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries)

Advances in Data-Driven and Learning Methods Applied to Battery Technologies

edited by

Francesco Buonocore

and

Massimo Celino

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: data platforms; machine learning; battery design; efficiency optimization; data integration; artificial intelligence; battery safety and health; deep learning; materials research; open data; standardization; autonomous experimentation; digital twins

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems)

Carbons and Electrolytes for Advanced Supercapacitors and Batteries

edited by

Sandeep Olhan

,

Harender Singh Dhattarwal

,

Bindu Antil

and

Ramakrishnan Rajagopalan

submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: activated carbons; graphite; carbon aerogels; electrolytes; supercapacitors; batteries; energy storage; sustainability; electrochemical characterization; composite electrodes; carbon composites; electrolyte-composite interface; conductive polymer composites; nanocarbon fillers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Control, Modelling, and Management of Batteries

edited by Xiaopeng Tang and

Xin Lai

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25922 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery modeling; battery management system; battery second-life usage; battery lifespan; battery safety; battery applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Second Life and Recycling: Perspectives for High-Performance Batteries

edited by

Burçak Ebin

,

Martina Petranikova

and Junhua Xu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 19976 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; sustainability; second-life battery; advanced processing; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; LCA; critical raw materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Manufacturing and Circular Economy)

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs)

edited by

Shidong Zhang

,

Ting Chen

and

Juan Zhou

submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1977 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiphysics/multiscale modeling of cells and stacks; modeling and analysis of degradation mechanisms; cell-to-system thermal and fluid-management strategies; advanced electrode and electrolyte materials; fuel flexibility and internal reforming strategies; hybrid systems and reversible (SOFC/SOEC) operations; diagnostics; monitoring; and performance evaluation; manufacturing and fabrication innovations; system integration and applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid Energy Storage and Integrated Systems)

Digital Twin-Driven Multi-Physics and Nano/Microstructural Analysis for Lithium-Ion and All-Solid-State Batteries: Design, Optimization, and Lifetime Prediction

edited by

Joonam Park

submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; all-solid-state batteries; digital twin; multi-physics modeling; nano/microstructural analysis; physics-informed AI; battery performance/degradation/safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries)

Next-Generation Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs)

edited by

Jim P. Zheng

and

Qianqian Wang

submission deadline 25 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs); membrane electrode assembly (MEA); platinum loading; membrane; bipolar plate; catalyst layer; gas diffusion; power density; durability; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid Energy Storage and Integrated Systems)

Development, Application, and Characterization of New Electrode Materials for Advanced Batteries

edited by

Marco Giorgetti

and Giuliana Aquilanti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16546 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrode mechanism; electronic and structural modifications; interface and interphase analysis; SEI; CEI; degradation mechanism; oxidation state; Jahn– Teller effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization)

Advances in Lithium-Ion Battery Safety and Fire: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhi Wang

, Tao Zhu and

Qi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10210 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety battery; thermal runaway; fire and explosion; thermal propagation; thermal management; battery ageing; multi-scale test and modelling; monitoring and early waring; fire detection; fire extinguishing; explosion suppression; accident investigation; safety standards and guidelines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Fuel Cell for Portal and Stationary Applications

edited by

Xin Zhang

and

Meiling Yue

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; portable systems; stationary power; advanced materials; system optimization; performance; durability; manufacturing; cost analysis; hybrid systems; sustainability; smart systems; digital technologies; clean energy; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid Energy Storage and Integrated Systems)

Beyond Vanadium: New and Emerging Redox Flow Battery Chemistries

edited by Deborah Crittenden

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic redox-flow batteries; hybrid organic-inorganic redox-flow batteries; biphasic electrolyte systems and membrane-free architectures; ionic liquids as redox-flow battery electrolytes; computational design and discovery of redox-active species; development of other battery components (electrode materials; membranes; separators) for alternative battery chemistries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Battery Systems)

The Breakthrough of Traditional Electrochemical Energy-Storage Systems—2nd Edition

edited by Xiaoyuan Shi and Hengguo Wang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel-concept battery systems; aqueous batteries; solid-state batteries; metal– air batteries; bio batteries; long lifetime; high energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Battery Systems)

Artificial Intelligence and Batteries: AI-Powered Innovations in Battery Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mona Faraji Niri

,

Truong Quang Dinh

,

Mohamed Ali Abdelgaliel Mohamed

and

Thomas R.B. Grandjean

submission deadline 10 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 354 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; neural networks; machine learning; state-of-charge (SOH); state-of-health (SOH); state-of-power (SOP); state-of-function (SOF); remaining discharge energy (RDE); battery degradation; diagnostic and prognostic; battery balancing; battery thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Hybrid Energy Storage and Integrated Systems)

Rechargeable Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries

edited by Guoshen Yang and

Yachao Zhu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3612 | Submission Open

Keywords: aqueous zinc-ion batteries; electrolyte engineering; hydrogel electrolytes; low-temperature properties; high-performance cathodes; zinc metal anodes; dendrite suppression; high energy density; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aqueous Energy Storage Devices and Systems)

Selected Papers from Circular Materials Conference 2025

edited by

Chuan Wang

,

Burçak Ebin

and

Martina Petranikova

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3159 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste management; battery recycling; direct recovery; circular materials; metal extraction; plastic recovery; textile recycling; second life; circular economy; LCA

Recent Advances Towards Commercialization of Solid-State Batteries

edited by

Seok Hun Kang

and

Gabriel Nambafu

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state batteries; solid electrolytes; interfacial stability; scalable fabrication; high energy density; commercialization; low pressure operation; manufacturing technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrolyte and Interfacial Engineering)

Advanced Battery Management Systems and Safety Strategies for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Linhui Zhao

and

Pengliang Qin

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric vehicle; battery management system; battery state estimation; battery safety strategy; intelligent battery management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Interfacial Engineering Strategy for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

edited by

Hong Jin

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-sulfur battery; interface engineering; polysulfide shuttle effect; solid-state electrolytes; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization)

Advanced Design and Optimization Strategies for Redox Flow Batteries

edited by

Steven Le Vot

submission deadline 15 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: redox flow batteries (RFBs); cell and stack design; flow-field optimization; mass transport; electrode modification; electrode/electrolyte interface; membranes; redox active compounds; electrolyte formulation; operando diagnostics; degradation and failure mechanisms; long-term stability; energy efficiency; modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Battery Systems)

Battery Degradation: Behavior, Mechanisms, Modeling, Estimation, and Optimization Strategies

edited by

Yujuan Sun

and

Caiping Zhang

submission deadline 16 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2217 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery degradation; SOH estimation; remaining useful life (RUL); degradation mechanism; battery modeling; physics-based model; data-driven model; battery management system (BMS); in situ monitoring; non-destructive testing; electric vehicle; physics-informed AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Toward Next-Generation Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries: Current Status and Future Prospects—2nd Edition

edited by Zhenzhen Wei

submission deadline 16 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1755 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium batteries; electrodes; electrolyte; separator; performance; chemistry; protection; functionality; battery management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries)

Flexible and Wearable Energy Storage Devices

edited by Lei Wang and Xiaochuan Ren

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2584 | Submission Open

Keywords: flexible batteries/supercapacitors; wearable batteries; stretchable electronics; smart textiles; conductive polymers; advanced electrode materials; solid-State electrolytes; printed batteries; biocompatible materials; high safety and thermal stability; battery integration; eco-friendly batteries; structural design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aqueous Energy Storage Devices and Systems)

Recent Advances in Numerical Modeling and Experimental Validation of Batteries

edited by François Allard and

Sylvain Franger

submission deadline 28 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7844 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery modeling; measuring material properties; validating model accuracy; electrochemical models; chemical and mechanical degradation; state of charge and health estimation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Two-Dimensional Materials for Advanced Batteries

edited by

Seunghyun Song

,

Lei Dong

, Man Li and Xin Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1813 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional material design; interface engineering; functional mechanisms; advanced batteries; scalability and sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization)

10th Anniversary of Batteries—Silicon Anodes for Next-Generation Batteries: Materials, Design Strategies, Performance, and Future Directions

edited by Sheng S. Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 524 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon anode; silicon suboxide; silicon– carbon composite; electrode engineering; solid-state battery; next-generation battery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization)

Battery-Based Energy Storage Systems: Latest Results on Design, Safety and Performance

edited by

Salvatore Martelli

and

Francesco Mocera

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: Li-ion battery and systems; battery safety; battery monitoring; battery performance; battery management systems and strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems)

Biomass-Derived Materials for Advanced Batteries and Supercapacitors

edited by

Lixia Liao

and Lingling Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; zinc-ion batteries; sodium-ion batteries; biomass-derived carbon; electrode/electrolyte interface; conductive hydrogel; flexible batteries; separators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization)

10th Anniversary of Batteries: Interface Science in Batteries

edited by

Kah Chun Lau

,

Xiangbo Meng

and

Nikhil A. Koratkar

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11022 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrified interface; electrode– electrolyte interface; metal– electrolyte interface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization)

Thermal Management in Lithium-Ion and Emerging Batteries: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Xianglin Li, Chuanbo Yang and

Prahit Dubey

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4846 | Submission Open |

Keywords: Lithium-ion batteries; rechargeable batteries; thermal management; thermal runaway; battery safety; advanced cooling systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Battery Management in Electric Vehicles: Current Status and Future Trends: 3rd Edition

edited by

Prodip K. Das

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3348 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; battery management system; state of charge; state of health; state of power; thermal management; novel sensing method; battery aging; cell and pack design; recycling and reuse; digital twins; optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems)

Advances and Challenges in Solid Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Batteries

edited by

Wen Zhu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid state batteries; solid electrolytes; ionic conductivity; interfaces; SEI layer; dendrites; energy density; cycle life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries)

Integrated Approaches to Solid Electrolyte Development: Synthesis, Mechanics, and Data-Driven Frameworks

edited by Eric Jianfeng Cheng

submission deadline 14 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid electrolytes (SEs); solid-state ionics; solid-state batteries (SSBs); interface engineering; mechanical– electrochemical coupling; data-driven design; machine learning (ML); materials informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrolyte and Interfacial Engineering)

Nanoporous Electrodes and Ion Transport Phenomena for Energy Storage Systems

edited by Peiyao Wang

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; nanoporous electrodes; ion transport; fast charging; interfacial phenomena; battery and supercapacitor materials; multiscale modelling; operando characterisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrode Materials and Advanced Characterization)

High-Performance Supercapacitors: Preparation and Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Xin Chen

submission deadline 16 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5920 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercapacitor; flexible supercapacitor; hybrid supercapacitor; oxide; hydroxide; chalcogenide; activated carbon; carbon nanotube; graphene; MXene; quantum dot; 3D electrode; composite electrode; interface; modeling; system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supercapacitors)

Advancements in Battery Fault Modeling, Detection, Diagnosis, and Digital Twin Technologies

edited by Mo-Yuen Chow

submission deadline 16 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery model; battery fault detection and diagnosis; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Ceramic Electrolyte and Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries

edited by Florian Strauss

submission deadline 17 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis of battery materials; interfacial degradation mechanisms; (chemo)mechanics in rechargeable batteries; post Li-ion batteries; novel ceramic electrolyte materials; novel cathode active materials; operando analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Lithium-Ion and Solid-State Batteries)

10th Anniversary of Batteries: Battery Health, Aging and Degradation Mechanisms

edited by

Pascal Venet

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8602 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery aging; degradation mechanisms; capacity loss; internal resistance; battery lifespan; performance and reliability; state of health (SoH); battery safety; electrochemical degradation; aging prediction models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Storage System Aging, Diagnosis and Safety)

Battery Manufacturing: Current Status, Challenges, and Opportunities: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kamil Burak Dermenci

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3044 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery manufacturing; smart manufacturing; digitalization; Industry 4.0; electrodes; electrolytes; end-of-life batteries; recycling; recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainable Manufacturing and Circular Economy)

Advances in Metal–Air Batteries

edited by

Zhangliu Tian

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– air batteries; zinc– air batteries; lithium– air batteries; photo-assisted batteries; oxygen electrocatalysis; bifunctional catalysts; air electrode design; photoelectrochemistry; energy storage materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Battery Systems)

Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Battery Modeling and Management for Electric Vehicles

edited by Xuan Zhou and Rongheng Li

submission deadline 21 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery modeling; artificial intelligence; physics-informed machine learning; state of health estimation; battery degradation; electric vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems)

High Energy Density Supercapacitors: Acquisition, Characterization, and Application: 2nd Edition

edited by

Carmen Lǎzǎu

and

Cornelia Bandas

submission deadline 28 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4875 | Submission Open

Keywords: supercapacitors; electrodes; pseudocapacitive materials; carbon electrodes; rechargeable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Supercapacitors)

Key Technologies in Battery Management Systems for New Energy Vehicles

edited by

Chunling Wu

,

Heng Li

and Lei Cai

submission deadline 9 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; battery modeling; parameter identification; aging mechanisms; state estimation; lifetime prediction; state of charge; state of health; remaining useful life; intelligent equalization control; machine learning; AI-BMS Integration; fault diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems)

Interfacial Engineering and Mechanism Elucidation for Next-Generation Metal Batteries

edited by Ban Fei and

Chaoqi Zhang

submission deadline 11 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal batteries; interfacial engineering; interfacial kinetics; electrode-electrolyte interface; solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI); cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI); dendrite suppression; mechanism elucidation; electrochemical modeling/simulation; solvation/desolvation regulation; in situ/operando characterization; cryo-TEM/ToF-SIMS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrolyte and Interfacial Engineering)

Advances in Resource-Rich (Sodium/Magnesium/Zinc) Energy Storage Batteries

edited by Jingdong Yang and Tianming Li

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: resource-rich batteries; sodium-ion batteries; magnesium batteries; zinc-based batteries; energy storage; electrode materials; electrolytes; interfacial engineering; electrochemical mechanisms; sustainable battery technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Battery Systems)

Intelligent Management and Sustainable Development of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Automotive Applications

edited by

Bin Ma

submission deadline 18 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2794 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; cloud-edge collaboration; data-driven modeling; transfer learning; large language models; second-life applications; fault diagnosis; aging suppression

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electric Vehicles and Mobile Energy Storage Systems)

High-Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Practical Issues and Future Prospects

edited by

Jinkwan Jung

and Hyunwon Chu

submission deadline 24 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: Li-S solid-state battery; sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) cathode; Li-S battery; lean electrolyte; high-loading sulfur cathode; high discharge capacity; dry-casted sulfur cathode; diagnosing the degradation of batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Emerging Battery Systems)

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