Advanced Anode Materials for Alkali-Ion Batteries
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2024 | Viewed by 215
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials for A-ion batteries (A = Li, Na, K); metallodrugs
2. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
Interests: advanced materials (cathode, anode and polymer electrolyte) for beyond lithium technology; electrode–electrolyte interphases and degradation mechanisms
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are essential for powering many daily-used electronic devices, and keep gaining increasing interest because of their implementation in electric vehicles and their applicability in electric grid storage coupled with renewable energy sources. Although the electroactive materials that typically comprise Li-ion batteries are well-established, the significantly increased demand for LIBs raises concerns about the long-term availability, environmental implications, and cost of the critical raw materials used in LIB production. Additionally, finding more sustainable and low-cost options, such as the new emerging sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries, has attracted significant attention. In this scenario, the incessant search for new materials and the improvement of the existing ones continues in order to meet the requirements and specifications for new applications.
This Special Issue aims to gather recent research and advances on anode materials for alkali-ion batteries, tackling topics from lithium-ion batteries to the currently available commercial sodium-ion batteries, as well as emerging potassium-ion batteries. Contributions to this Special Issue will be of great interest to researchers working in materials, batteries and energy storage. Consequently, we welcome research works from these areas of expertise.
Dr. Maria Jose Piernas Muñoz
Dr. Maider Zarrabeitia
Dr. Linghong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- batteries
- alkali-ion
- lithium-ion
- sodium-ion
- potassium-ion
- anodes
- materials
- sustainable
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