Recent Advances in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (23 March 2022) | Viewed by 3746
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Interests: all-solid-state batteries (Li, Na); Mg-ion batteries; Ca-ion batteries; Li-ion batteries; X-ray crystallography
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (RAZIBs) have received increased attention as one of the divalent-ion-based batteries because of the numerous advantages of using zinc, such as its safety, natural abundance, cost-effectiveness, environmental friendliness, high volumetric capacity, and ease of handling in air. Research on aqueous zinc-ion batteries will continue to grow and is gaining importance for other applications, e.g., large-scale energy storage systems.
Despite the recent advances in RAZIB technology, discoveries and further improvements are still required in the fields of high-energy cathode materials, zinc-based anodes, electrolytes, cell design, various-scale tests, battery management systems, and safety. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on future directions to pursue for the development of RAZIBs.
Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- Cathode materials;
- Anode materials;
- Electrolytes;
- New principles based on zinc chemistry;
- Electrical, thermal, and electrochemical testing and modeling;
- High-performance and efficiency technologies;
- Lifetime testing, aging mechanisms, and lifetime prediction;
- Safety and environmental issues;
- Battery cell and pack design;
- Battery management systems and methods.
Prof. Dr. Seung-Tae Hong
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- zinc-ion batteries
- cathode materials
- anode materials
- electrode design
- cell design
- energy storage and conversion
- applications
- safety
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