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Recycling and Reuse of End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries: Challenges and Strategies
edited by Chiara Ferrara and
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 36278 | Submission Open
Keywords: end-of-life lithium-ion batteries; recycling; critical and strategical raw materials; second life; circular economy; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Service Safety, Reliability, and Uncertainty Assessment of Lithium-Ion Battery
edited by and Zhimin Xi
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8001 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion battery; performance assessment; safety; simulation; experiments; degradation; charge; discharge; modeling; reliability analysis; risk assessment; prediction; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Electrolyte and Electrode Design for Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries
edited by Shaokun Chong
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6135 | Submission Open
Keywords: rechargeable batteries; sodium-ion batteries; potassium-ion batteries; lithium-ion batteries; Li-S batteries; Li-O2 batteries; electrocatalysis; Zn/Mg-ion batteries; electrode materials; electrolyte engineering; electrochemical mechanism; electrochemical performances
Rechargeable Batteries
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8944 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li-ion batteries; Na-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; rechargeable batteries; battery recycling
New Electrochemical Performance of Solid-State Batteries: Development and Challenges
edited by Yulong Liu and Xuejie Gao
submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4380 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid state electrolyte; polymer solid electrolyte; novel electrolyte; Li metal; solid state battery; interface; quasi-solid-state battery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advanced Materials and Technologies in All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries
edited by Can Liao
submission deadline 5 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3428 | Submission Open
Keywords: all-solid-state lithium batteries; advanced materials; in situ technology; calculations and simulations; machine learning; thermal management technologies; safety batteries
Modeling, Reliability and Health Management of Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by , Rui Ling, , , and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5766 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery modeling; battery reliability; battery fault diagnosis; battery control strategy; battery health management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Lithium-Ion Batteries and Li-Ion Capacitors: From Fundamentals to Practical Applications: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries; Li-ion capacitors; energy storage device; electrode material; electrolyte; electrode and device preparation methods; applications; power load forecasting
Electrolytes for Solid State Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1539 | Submission Open
Keywords: quasi/all-solid polymer; electrolytes; inorganic solid electrolytes (such as oxides; sulfides; halides; etc.); hybrid solid electrolytes; eutectogel electrolytes; in situ fabricated solid-state electrolytes; interfacial design and evolution; ion-conductive mechanisms; solid state batteries (such as lithium; sodium; etc.); safety evaluation characterization techniques and theoretical computations/simulations of electrolytes and batteries; materials genome initiative; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML) of solid electrolytes and batteries
Advances in Post-Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Devices
edited by Dawid Kasprzak and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open
Keywords: beyond Li-ion batteries; metal-ion batteries; solid-state batteries; Li-sulfur batteries; alkali metals; aqueous/organic electrolytes; gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs); energy transition; carbon electrode; biomaterials
High-Safety Lithium-Ion Batteries: Basics, Progress and Challenges
edited by Lang Huang
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal safety of LIBs; heat generation; thermal runaway route; self-heating; thermal failure mechanism; safe electrolyte materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Selected Papers from the 9th Academic Conference on Key Materials for Supercapacitors and Batteries
edited by , Caixia Xu and
submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitors; metal-ion capacitors; rechargeable batteries; Li/Na-S batteries; solid-state batteries; Li-air (O2) batteries; fuel cells
Electrode Materials and Electrolyte for Rechargeable Batteries
edited by Lin Li
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15055 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage and conversion; rechargeable batteries; cathode materials; anode materials; electrolyte
Zn-Ion Batteries: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by Haobo Dong, and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1792 | Submission Open
Keywords: zinc-ion batteries; electrolyte additives; Zn anode; cathode electrolyte interface; surface modification; separator design; interface monitoring
Solid-State Batteries: How Safe Are They?
edited by Mihit H. Parekh and
submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state batteries; lithium-ion batteries; electrolyte; electrodes; battery management systems; battery safety; battery safety modelling; computation; thermal safety.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Rechargeable Metal–Air Batteries: Status and Prospects
edited by Elod Gyenge
submission deadline 26 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Designing High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
edited by Mingqian Li
submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3141 | Submission Open
Keywords: degradation mechanism; shuttle effect; protective coatings; high energy density; solvation structure; electrical conductivity; volume expansion; lithium– sulfur
Intelligent Battery Systems: Monitoring, Management, and Control
edited by , Zhan Ma, Ricardo Lizana Fuentes and Hyoung Jun Lim
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2196 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Aqueous Zinc-Based Batteries: Issues and Opportunities
edited by Xi Chen and Qing Li
submission deadline 10 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open
Keywords: zinc-based batteries; zinc-based alkaline batteries; zinc air batteries; zinc oxygen batteries; zinc gas batteries; flexible zinc-based batteries; aqueous zinc-based batteries; hybrid aqueous batteries; dual-ion battery systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aqueous Batteries)
Advanced Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for All-Solid-State Batteries
edited by Florian Strauss
submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3337 | Submission Open
Keywords: scalable synthesis procedures; interfacial degradation mechanisms; novel solid electrolyte materials; novel cathode active materials; lithium solid-state batteries; sodium solid-state batteries; post-mortem analysis; in situ analysis
Battery Management in Electric Vehicles: Current Status and Future Trends: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7114 | 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 re-use; digital twins; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Enhancement of Lithium-Ion and Post-lithium Batteries Safety: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications
edited by Hans Jürgen Seifert and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2592 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium and post-lithium batteries safety; electrochemical and thermal characterization; battery calorimetry and safety testing; ageing studies; gas analysis; thermodynamic modelling; modelling of cell venting; thermal runaway and thermal propagation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advanced Carbon-Based Materials for Next-Generation Batteries and Supercapacitors
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open
Keywords: batteries; supercapacitors; carbon-based materials; carbon composite materials; microstructure design; composition optimization; energy-storage mechanism; electrolytes; energy densities
Solid-State Batteries: Current Processes and Future Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state batteries; lithium metal anode; solid-state electrolytes; lithium dendrite; interfacial design; composite electrolytes; flexible devices; modules design
Battery Safety: Recent Advances and Perspective
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14653 | Submission Open
Keywords: internal short circuit; thermal runaway; thermal runaway propagation; fire and explosion; in-situ techniques; multiphysics modeling; multiscale modeling; DFT; FEA; safety test protocol; early warning; advanced detection; durability; safety; cycling; high-energy-density; fast charging; low temperature; Li plating and dendrite
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advances in Hybrid Supercapacitors: Materials, Devices, Models, Systems, and Applications submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11066 | Submission Open
Keywords: supercapacitors; pseudocapacitors; lithium-ion capacitors; sodium-ion capacitors; potassium-ion capacitor; ammonium-ion hybrid supercapacitors; device design; electrode materials; electrolytes; interfaces; electrochemical performances; thermal behaviors; safety issues; formation process; degradation and aging; thermoelectric coupling; thermal and electric abuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Supercapacitors)
Advanced Studies on High-Performance Metal-Ion Capacitors: Technologies, Systems and Applications
edited by Kangyu Zou, Tianjing Wu and Jiangmin Jiang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5328 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion capacitor; sodium-ion capacitor; potassium-ion capacitor; electrode materials; energy storage mechanism; pre-metalation; electrolytes
State-of-Health Estimation of Batteries submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4286 | Submission Open
Keywords: state-of-health; remaining useful life; lithium-ion batteries; lithium-sulfur batteries; sodium-ion batteries; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Batteries and Supercapacitors Aging III submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging mechanisms; aging modeling; component reliability; life cycle assessment; lifetime prediction; state of health; battery; supercapacitor; hybrid capacitor
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Control, Modelling, and Management of Batteries
edited by Xiaopeng Tang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 213 | 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 Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Processes and Advances in Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by Gemeng Liang and Jinshuo Zou
submission deadline 5 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1491 | Submission Open
Keywords: electric vehicles; lithium-ion battery; anode materials; cathode materials; characterization techniques; modification techniques; scaling up and commercialization
Research on Aqueous Rechargeable Batteries
edited by Xianyong Wu
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11100 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy storage; aqueous rechargeable batteries; charge carriers; reaction mechanisms; electrode materials; aqueous electrolytes; pitfalls and challenges
Material Science and Electrochemistry in Battery Processing and Manufacturing
edited by and Yaocai Bai
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 806 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery material synthesis and challenges in scaling up; electrode formulation and processing; battery design; battery testing and diagnosis techniques; battery material recycling and upcycling; battery materials characterization; solid-state battery manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Battery Safety and Fire Prevention in Electric Vehicles
edited by Junxian Hou, and Changyong Jin
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 567 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery safety; fire prevention; thermal failure; safety enhancement; thermal management; safety standards; safety warning; battery failure mode; thermal propagation; system design and management; lithium battery; LiFePO4 batteries; sodium batteries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Second Life and Recycling: Perspectives for High-Performance Batteries
edited by , and Junhua Xu
submission deadline 16 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1694 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycling; sustainability; second-life battery; advanced processing; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; LCA; critical raw materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
Sustainable Materials and Recycling Processes for Battery Production
edited by Chenxu Wang, Lulu Ren and Xiahui Zhang
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1991 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable; materials; batteries; recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Processing, Manufacturing and Recycling)
All-Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid-state electrolytes; lithium-ion batteries; electrochemical properties; interfacial stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
Electrochemistry of Lead-Acid Batteries
edited by Adrian Calborean
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5002 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic grids optimization; electrodes design; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; SoH/SoC  analysis; batteries performance; manufacturing technology; alloys incorporation; electrode additives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Next-Generation Materials and Advanced Characterisation Techniques for Practical Li-Ion Batteries submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4406 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced LIB materials with practical impact; efficient coating technologies for LIBs; new-generation electrolytes; practical and low-cost characterisation techniques
Multifunctional Electrode Materials for Sustainable Energy Storage Devices
edited by and Depeng Zhao
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2235 | Submission Open
Keywords: Li-S battery; surface/interface chemistry; materials design; hybrid capacitor; metal ion batteries; Zn-air battery
Artificial Intelligence and Batteries: AI-Powered Innovations in Battery Technology submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1097 | 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 Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Novel Materials for Rechargeable Batteries
edited by Jicheng Zhang, and Qian Guo
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: intrinsic structural characteristics; redox; cathode and anode; batteries; catalytic reactions; mechanisms; advanced characterization techniques; novel materials
Recent Advances in the Thermal Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries
edited by and
submission deadline 5 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); thermal safety; safety risks; thermal management; control system; machine learning; neural network; sustainability; electric vehicles (EVs); renewable energy; energy storage; materials science; battery fires; environmental impact; lifespan; sensors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Advanced Control and Optimization of Battery Energy Storage Systems—2nd Edition
edited by Weiji Han
submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: battery energy storage systems; battery management systems; battery system modeling and simulation; state estimation; charge balancing; thermal management; battery system control; battery performance optimization; battery system reconfiguration; battery degradation; electric vehicles; grid-level energy storage; renewable energy integration
Advances in Electrode Materials for Advanced Batteries
edited by
submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6050 | Submission Open
Keywords: lithium battery; cathode; anode; battery safety; advanced characterization; prelithiation; fast validation; practical battery; beyond-lithium battery
Thermal Safety of Lithium Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety design; safety materials; thermal runaway mechanism; safety tests; degradation diagnosis; thermal management; thermal runaway propagation; risk assessment; early warning; fire suppression
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Performance, Ageing, Reliability and Safety)
Emerging Materials and Technologies for Post-Lithium-Ion Batteries—2nd Edition
edited by Hao Liu
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3377 | Submission Open
Keywords: sodium ion batteries; lithium sulfur batteries; metal air batteries; solid state batteries; supercapacitors
Development, Application, and Characterization of New Electrode Materials for Advanced Batteries
edited by and Giuliana Aquilanti
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3126 | 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 Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects)
Advancements in Electrode-Electrolyte Interface: From Lithium-Ion to Multi-valent Batteries
edited by Fernando A. Soto and Xueping Qin
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2657 | Submission Open
Keywords: Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI); Lithium-based batteries; Multi-valent batteries; SEI stability; Electrode-Electrolyte Interface; Electrolyte additives; Electrochemical techniques; Lithium plating; Dendritic growth; Solid-state lithium batteries
Redox Flow Batteries for Large-Scale and Long-Duration Energy Storage Applications
edited by , and Vito Di Noto
submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Battery Modelling, Simulation, Management and Application)
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