Technology in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Prospects and Challenges
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 80
Special Issue Editors
Interests: battery thermal safety
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: energy storage; thermal management; phase change material; energy system design and optimization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: energy storage; electric vehicle; battery management systems; battery safety warning
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the energy structure of the world transits from fossil fuels to renewable energy, lithium-ion batteries as an advanced energy storage device are becoming increasingly common. The rapid development of lithium-ion batteries might result in some considerations or challenges. Their wide application demands them to have more competitive properties to meet the market’s requirement, including a wider operation temperature range, a wider operation voltage range, a wider operation pressure range, a longer lifespan, a better rate capability, and so on. In addition, lithium-ion batteries also face some challenges in management, safety, and recycling. Proper management (protocol choice, temperature control) could guarantee that lithium-ion batteries work more efficiently, safely, and macrobiotically. Besides achieving intrinsic safety, the safety issues of lithium-ion batteries require more advanced technologies on hidden danger identification, thermal runaway warning, thermal runaway barrier, fire-extinguishing agent and spraying, flammable/explosive gas absorption, etc. Furthermore, the recycling of retired lithium-ion batteries is critical to resource utilization and environmental protection. In summary, lithium-ion batteries and their accompanying technologies deserve a farsighted prospect and development, to serve the community better.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced lithium-ion battery materials;
- Intelligent programs of charging and discharging strategies;
- Thermal management of lithium-ion batteries;
- Hidden danger identification;
- Life prediction;
- Thermal runaway properties and mechanisms;
- Thermal runaway warning;
- Thermal runaway barrier;
- Thermal runaway extinguishment;
- Lithium-ion battery recycling.
Dr. Dongxu Ouyang
Dr. Weixiong Wu
Dr. Jianing Xu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- lithium-ion battery
- high performance
- safety
- management
- artificial intelligence
- thermal runaway
- recycling
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
