About this Research Topic
With the rapid social development and increasingly prominent energy and environment issues, novel rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, lithium-sulfur batteries, sodium-ion batteries, potassium-ion batteries, and zinc-ion batteries, have attracted more and more attention. Due to high electrical conductivity, chemical stability, nontoxicity, abundance, low cost, and sustainability, carbonaceous materials (involving graphite, graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon quantum dots, and various amorphous carbons) have been widely utilized in rechargeable batteries. In addition to the direct application, carbonaceous materials have also been employed to improve the electrochemical performance of other electrode materials by constructing carbon composites, including metals and their oxides, sulfides, selenides and phosphates. Thus, it is important to explore the chemical/electrochemical reaction mechanism to guide the design of advanced carbon-based electrode materials for rechargeable batteries.
Carbon and carbon-based materials have been considered a promising electrode material for novel rechargeable batteries. However, some issues still exist which restrict their practical application, such as complicated preparation routes, low yield, unsatisfactory electrochemical performances, unclear energy storage mechanism, etc. The goal of this Research Topic is to collect some papers regarding simple and high yield preparation methods, electrochemical energy storage mechanism, and research progress for carbon and carbon-based materials. This Research Topic aims to provide researchers with insightful understanding of carbon and carbon-based electrode materials and facilitate the development of carbon and carbon-based electrode materials in rechargeable batteries.
Subjects covered include, but are not limited to:
• The preparation of novel functional carbon materials for rechargeable batteries.
• Electrochemical energy storage mechanism of carbon materials for rechargeable batteries.
• The preparation of high-performance carbon composites for rechargeable batteries.
• Advanced analysis and detection technologies for rechargeable batteries.
• Reviews of advanced carbon-based electrode materials for rechargeable batteries.
Carbon and carbon-based materials have been considered a promising electrode material for novel rechargeable batteries. However, some issues still exist which restrict their practical application, such as complicated preparation routes, low yield, unsatisfactory electrochemical performances, unclear energy storage mechanism, etc. The goal of this Research Topic is to collect some papers regarding simple and high yield preparation methods, electrochemical energy storage mechanism, and research progress for carbon and carbon-based materials. This Research Topic aims to provide researchers with insightful understanding of carbon and carbon-based electrode materials and facilitate the development of carbon and carbon-based electrode materials in rechargeable batteries.
Subjects covered include, but are not limited to:
• The preparation of novel functional carbon materials for rechargeable batteries.
• Electrochemical energy storage mechanism of carbon materials for rechargeable batteries.
• The preparation of high-performance carbon composites for rechargeable batteries.
• Advanced analysis and detection technologies for rechargeable batteries.
• Reviews of advanced carbon-based electrode materials for rechargeable batteries.
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