About this Research Topic
Sustainable and stable energy conversion and storage is a front-burner issue we are facing. In people’s daily life, lithium-ion batteries have been widely employed and dominated the market of portable electronics and vehicles. However, the limited energy density of lithium-ion batteries and extremely rare lithium nature resources hindered its future application. Therefore, exploring the next generation batteries with a long lifespan and low cost is urgent and important for the sustainable development of human society.
Intensive efforts have been paid in developing new categories of electrode materials and new charge-discharge mechanisms. Metal anodes like Li, Na, Zn, and Mg are attracting increasing interest due to the high theoretical energy density. Simultaneously, the new cathode chemistry involved with O2 or sulfur is also attractive due to the low cost and abundant row materials. To develop highly efficient batteries, original experimental and theoretical research on all aspects of electrochemistry-related research is demanded. New materials synthesis strategies involving nanomaterials and nanotechnology were demonstrated to be efficient to boost battery performance. Furthermore, the development of advanced characterization techniques is also significant to reveal the in-depth mechanism and guide the electrode design.
This Research Topic intends to demonstrate the leading-edge research of electrode design and characterization for the next generation batteries, focusing on the fabrication methods and disclosure of deep mechanisms. Potential sub-topics include but are not limited to:
• New materials with a large capacity for metal-ion batteries;
• New synthesis methods for anode and cathode fabrication;
• Surface modification of electrodes;
• Mechanism study of charge and discharge chemistry;
• In situ observation of dendrite evolution of metal anodes;
• In situ characterization of lattice change of electrode materials using electron microscopy.
Intensive efforts have been paid in developing new categories of electrode materials and new charge-discharge mechanisms. Metal anodes like Li, Na, Zn, and Mg are attracting increasing interest due to the high theoretical energy density. Simultaneously, the new cathode chemistry involved with O2 or sulfur is also attractive due to the low cost and abundant row materials. To develop highly efficient batteries, original experimental and theoretical research on all aspects of electrochemistry-related research is demanded. New materials synthesis strategies involving nanomaterials and nanotechnology were demonstrated to be efficient to boost battery performance. Furthermore, the development of advanced characterization techniques is also significant to reveal the in-depth mechanism and guide the electrode design.
This Research Topic intends to demonstrate the leading-edge research of electrode design and characterization for the next generation batteries, focusing on the fabrication methods and disclosure of deep mechanisms. Potential sub-topics include but are not limited to:
• New materials with a large capacity for metal-ion batteries;
• New synthesis methods for anode and cathode fabrication;
• Surface modification of electrodes;
• Mechanism study of charge and discharge chemistry;
• In situ observation of dendrite evolution of metal anodes;
• In situ characterization of lattice change of electrode materials using electron microscopy.
Keywords: operando characterization, nanomaterials, electrode design, metal anode, charge and discharge chemistry
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