About this Research Topic
In the past two decades, the energy storage domain has witnessed remarkable advancement, particularly where batteries serve as crucial storage mediums. Hard carbon materials have garnered attention owing to their unique characteristics, proving crucial both as electroactive materials and as support materials in various batteries. By designing and synthesizing hard carbon materials with different functional group compositions, element doping, pore structures, crystalline structures, and morphologies, it is possible to meet the electrochemical energy storage requirements of different batteries. Understanding the basic structural characteristics of hard carbon materials, developing cost-effective preparation technologies, and deeply revealing the energy storage mechanisms of hard carbon materials will all enhance the role of hard carbon in the energy storage field.
The goal of this research topic is to deepen knowledge of the microstructures of hard carbon materials, such as crystalline structure, defect structure, and pore structure, based on the characterization studies, and aim to achieve the structural and compositional preparation of hard carbon materials, which is vital for boosting their energy storage performance for batteries, including rate performance, energy density, and cycle stability, which will provide theoretical support and technical assurance for their commercial application in the field of energy storage batteries.
We welcome submissions of diverse types of manuscripts, including Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles, that provide studies and reviews on hard carbon materials and their applications in batteries. Researchers from multidisciplinary areas are encouraged to contribute their comprehensive explorations and insights to enrich this research topic, focusing on:
• Micro-structure analysis and novel characterization methods of hard carbon materials
• Design and preparation of hard carbon materials and their related nanostructures
• Applications of hard carbon materials in various battery systems, including but not limited to alkali metal-ion batteries, metal batteries, metal-sulfur batteries, and fuel cells
• Energy storage mechanisms and structure-performance relationships of hard carbon materials in specific battery systems
The goal of this research topic is to deepen knowledge of the microstructures of hard carbon materials, such as crystalline structure, defect structure, and pore structure, based on the characterization studies, and aim to achieve the structural and compositional preparation of hard carbon materials, which is vital for boosting their energy storage performance for batteries, including rate performance, energy density, and cycle stability, which will provide theoretical support and technical assurance for their commercial application in the field of energy storage batteries.
We welcome submissions of diverse types of manuscripts, including Original Research, Review, Mini Review, and Perspective articles, that provide studies and reviews on hard carbon materials and their applications in batteries. Researchers from multidisciplinary areas are encouraged to contribute their comprehensive explorations and insights to enrich this research topic, focusing on:
• Micro-structure analysis and novel characterization methods of hard carbon materials
• Design and preparation of hard carbon materials and their related nanostructures
• Applications of hard carbon materials in various battery systems, including but not limited to alkali metal-ion batteries, metal batteries, metal-sulfur batteries, and fuel cells
• Energy storage mechanisms and structure-performance relationships of hard carbon materials in specific battery systems
Keywords: Hard carbon, Batteries, Electrodes, micro-structures, energy storage mechanism
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