About this Research Topic
With the continuous depletion of nonrenewable resources, there is an urgent need for green, sustainable, and cost-effective energy storage technologies. The storage and utilization of electricity require safer, more reliable, and affordable rechargeable batteries. Among these technologies, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have achieved significant progress in the past. However, despite their efficiency in energy storage, current LIBs lack the energy density needed to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles. Additionally, the scarcity and uneven distribution of lithium reserves have severely constrained the development of large-scale commercial LIBs. Concerns about their safety further limit their applications.
To address these challenges, several state-of-the-art battery technologies have been developed, including sodium, potassium, aluminum, magnesium, zinc, calcium, copper, iron, manganese, tin ion batteries, and proton batteries. Among these, rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries stand out as promising candidates for next-generation electrochemical energy storage systems due to their low cost, abundant resources, high theoretical energy density, and superior safety.
This Research Topic aims to cover recent advances in battery chemistry for various rechargeable aqueous metal-ion battery devices through a collection of original research articles and reviews. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Electrochemical reactions in rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
• Surface/interface chemistry of rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
• Materials chemistry for advanced rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
• Energy storage mechanisms of rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
To address these challenges, several state-of-the-art battery technologies have been developed, including sodium, potassium, aluminum, magnesium, zinc, calcium, copper, iron, manganese, tin ion batteries, and proton batteries. Among these, rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries stand out as promising candidates for next-generation electrochemical energy storage systems due to their low cost, abundant resources, high theoretical energy density, and superior safety.
This Research Topic aims to cover recent advances in battery chemistry for various rechargeable aqueous metal-ion battery devices through a collection of original research articles and reviews. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
• Electrochemical reactions in rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
• Surface/interface chemistry of rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
• Materials chemistry for advanced rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
• Energy storage mechanisms of rechargeable aqueous metal-ion batteries
Keywords: Electrochemistry, Aqueous Metal-ion batteries, Materials chemistry, Rechargeable batteries, Energy storage mechanism
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