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🔋 New article: Nitrogen-Enriched Shell Graphite-Core C–Si–N Composite for Reduced Swelling in Si/Graphite Negative Electrodes 📑 This study presents reduced swelling as an electrode-level trend versus nominal polyvinylpyrrolidone addition, along with associated nitride-related signatures, thereby highlighting spatially graded stress buffering as an electrode-level design principle. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dex8CS_V 🏫 Soonchunhyang University Follow Batteries MDPI for the latest research on battery technology and materials! #Mdpi #OpenAccess #Batteries

🔋 New article: The European Battery Regulation and Digital Battery Passport: Prospects and Challenges 📑 This review aims to provide the context in which the BP is being implemented by discussing the reliance of LIBs on critical raw materials, as well as the related economic and regulatory aspects of the BP system. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dRRNEwgW ✒️ by Francesca Soavi, Alessandro Gregucci, Alessandro Liverani, Shoayb Mojtahedi, Elisabetta Petri, Federico Mascetti, Francesco Capodarca and Elyes Bel Hadj Jrad Follow Batteries MDPI for the latest research on battery technology and materials! #Mdpi #OpenAccess #Batteries

🔋 New article: Facile Synthesis of Salt-Assisted Multiroom Carbon/Vanadium Sulfide Microspheres for Fast and Durable Potassium-Ion Storage 📑 We present a scalable spray-drying strategy coupled with NaCl salt-templating to synthesize hierarchical porous carbon/vanadium sulfide microspheres. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dwXJU5Sn ✒️ by Jaewoo Lee, Hong Geun Oh and Seungkeun Park 🏫 Chung-Ang University Follow Batteries MDPI for the latest research on battery technology and materials!

🔋 New article: Advancing Measurement Capabilities in Lithium-Ion Batteries: Exploring the Potential of Fiber Optic Sensors for Thermal Monitoring of Battery Cells 📑 This work demonstrates the potential of fiber optic sensors for measuring thermal effects in lithium-ion batteries, using a fiber optic measurement method of Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dj2-q4qS ✒️ by Florian Krause, Felix Schweizer, Dr. Alexandra Burger, Franziska Ludewig, Marcus Knips, Katharina Lilith Quade, Dr. Andreas Würsig and Dirk Uwe Sauer 🏫 RWTH Aachen University and Fraunhofer Institute for Silicon Technology ISIT Follow Batteries MDPI for the latest research on battery technology and materials! #Mdpi #OpenAccess #Batteries

🔋 New article: Performance Improvement of a Honeycomb Battery Thermal Management System Based on Fin–Casing Synergistically Enhanced Heat Transfer 📑 This study proposes a honeycomb liquid cooling–PCM hybrid battery thermal management system based on fin–casing synergistic heat transfer enhancement. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/d-wqDAs7 🏫 Wuhan University of Technology Follow Batteries MDPI for the latest research on battery technology and materials! #Mdpi #OpenAccess #Batteries

🔋 New article: Towards Sustainable Energy Storage: Evaluating the Performance of Three Polymer Electrolytes for Zinc-Ion Batteries 📑 In this study, we investigated three promising polymer electrolytes: CSAM (carboxyl methyl chitosan with acrylamide monomer), PAM (polyacrylamide monomer hydrogel electrolyte), and p-PBI (phosphate-doped polybenzimidazole solid electrolyte) with Zn(ClO4)2 and Zn(OTf)2, as electrolytes for zinc-ion batteries. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dfGM25kf ✒️ by Roya Rajabi, Shichen Sun, Buke Wu, PhD, Jamil Khan and Kevin Huang 🏫 University of South Carolina Follow Batteries MDPI for the latest research on battery technology and materials! #Mdpi #OpenAccess #Batteries

🔋 New article: Structure–Property Relationships of Recycled Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes: Microstructure Optimization Using Virtual Materials Testing 📑 In this study, virtual materials testing, a well-established framework for modeling conventionally manufactured NMC-based cathodes, is applied to partially recycled cathodes. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dCAi7n-2 ✒️ by Lukas Fuchs, Philipp Rieder, Donal Finegan, François USSEGLIO-VIRETTA, Jeffery Allen, Melissa Popeil, Orkun Furat and Volker Schmidt 🏫 Ulm University, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Colorado School of Mines and Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark Follow Batteries MDPI for the latest research on battery technology and materials! #Mdpi #OpenAccess #Batteries

🔋 New review: Multi-Objective Optimization of CPCM–Liquid Cooling Hybrid Thermal Management Systems for Lithium-Ion Batteries via NSGA-II Optimized Artificial Neural Networks 📑 This review outlines recent advances in Si/MXene NCs, covering fabrication strategies, structural engineering, and various configurations, including particulate materials, three-dimensional architectures, films, and fibrous systems, and establishes the relationship between structural design and electrochemical behavior. 👉 Full article: https://lnkd.in/dyEZtAX6 ✒️ by Narasimharao Kitchamsetti, sungwook mhin and Hyuksu Han #Mdpi #OpenAccess #Batteries

🔋 Special Issue Update: Batteries 10th Anniversary The collection for our "Batteries: 10th Anniversary" Special Issue is now complete. We have published 17 papers in this issue, covering topics from electrode material processing to pack-level diagnostics and recycling, led by Prof. Dr. Karim Zaghib. 📖 Full Special Issue: https://lnkd.in/grQeTaFf Here is a summary of the research areas covered in this collection: 💻 Modeling and Data Science Applications Several papers focus on improving battery management and health prediction: 🔹 State-of-Health and Swelling: A model for out-of-plane stress evolution in Li-ion batteries (Mantelos et al.). 🔹 Machine Learning: Frameworks for battery feature engineering across first-life and second-life datasets. 🔹 Digital Twins: Electro-thermal coupling models for predicting voltage and temperature in sodium-ion pouch cells. 🧪 Alternative Systems and Chemistry Research in this issue extends beyond standard lithium-ion chemistries: 🔹 Sodium-Ion Batteries: Studies on laser-structured hard carbon anodes and cell-level modeling. 🔹 Flow and Air Batteries: A review of inorganic redox flow batteries and stability studies on high-concentration electrolytes for Li-O2 systems. 🔹 Fuel Cells: Evaluations of PFSA membranes for PEMFC applications. ⚙️ Processing and Manufacturing Papers in this section examine how manufacturing parameters influence battery performance: 🔹 Laser Processing: The use of laser printing and ablation to create 3D electrode architectures. 🔹 Extrusion Processes: Optimizing twin-screw extrusion for graphite-based electrode pastes. 🔹 Anode Morphology: CFD simulations on how graphite anode shapes affect discharge behavior. ♻️ Recycling and Automation Addressing end-of-life challenges, one study details a NeuroSymbolic robotic system for the automated disassembly of bolts in EV battery packs. All 17 articles are available as Open Access. You can browse the full list of papers at the link below. 📖 Full Special Issue: https://lnkd.in/grQeTaFf #Batteries #EnergyStorage #BatteryResearch #LithiumIon #SodiumIon #Recycling #OpenAccess

📣 Call for Papers 🔔 Discounts Available 🔋 Special Issue "Advanced Architecture and Intelligent Thermal Management of Battery Systems" 📖 More Details: https://lnkd.in/gGXernQs This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances in the design, optimization, and intelligent management of battery systems. 📩 If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with Erin Qian. 🙌