Nanomaterials for Lithium‐Ion Batteries
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy and Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2023) | Viewed by 15088
Special Issue Editor
Interests: lithium thin-film battery; material design/modeling; thin film processing and characterization; surface and interface analysis; synthesis & characterization of nanostructures and nanomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The exponential growth of flexible, foldable, and portable electronics in recent years has increased the demand for small rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that offer high energy density. Future challenges, such as the decarbonization of the CO2 intensive transport sector, will entail the need for high energy and high power density batteries, which will continue to grow. Moreover, lithium-ion batteries are becoming increasingly important in other applications. The cost of lithium-ion batteries has halved in the past few years, and lithium-ion batteries are expected to dominate the battery market in the next few years. However, despite these advances, there is still a need to improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries. Further improvements are needed not only in the field of electrochemistry, but also in developing better manufacturing methods, long-term lifespan, battery management systems, and addressing safety concerns.
This Special Issue of Nanomaterials aims to cover the most recent advances in lithium-ion batteries, concerning their design, manufacturing, characterization, and computational modeling, as well as exploitation in devices.
Prof. Dr. Hyun-Suk Kim
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Lithium‐ion batteries
- Nanostructures and nanomaterials
- High energy density and power density
- Long-term lifespan
- High ionic conductivity solid electrolyte
- Interfacial design
- Cell configuration
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