Novel Battery Technologies Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries
A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 151
Special Issue Editors
Interests: dual-ion battery; sodium-ion battery; zinc-ion battery
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Dear Colleagues,
The continuous reduction in the reserves of fossil fuels and the critical levels of environmental pollution have driven the exploration and exploitation of renewable resources, such as solar and wind, for the development of human society. Consequently, developing high-performance and cost-effective energy storage technologies is key to realizing the efficient utilization of green energy. As a representative energy storage technology, the lithium-ion battery (LIB) has, so far, dominated commercial applications, including electric vehicles and portable devices, owing to its promising properties of high energy density, long cycling life, mature processing technology, and so on. However, due to the limited and uneven distribution of lithium and cobalt resources, the use of LIBs for large-scale energy storage has been limited. Thus, in recent years, extensive efforts have been devoted to developing post-lithium-ion battery technologies with merits of lower costs, resource sustainability, enhanced safety, and higher energy density, including sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), potassium-ion batteries (PIBs), zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs), dual-ion batteries (DIBs), Li–S batteries, solid-state batteries, etc.
To promote the advancement of novel battery technologies beyond LIB technologies, we are pleased to announce a Special Issue entitled “Novel Battery Technologies Beyond Lithium-Ion Batteries” for Inorganics. This Special Issue mainly features the latest developments in this research field, covering advancements in SIBs, PIBs, ZIBs, DIBs, Li–S batteries, solid-state batteries, etc.
Dr. Fan Zhang
Dr. Tengfei Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sodium-ion battery
- potassium-ion battery
- zinc-ion battery
- dual-ion battery
- Li–S battery
- solid-state battery
- electrode/electrolyte design
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