Topic: Chemical Synthesis Strategies for Functional Materials for Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries

Recent advances in electrochemical energy storage technologies have been strongly driven by the development of chemical synthesis strategies for functional materials. Rational synthesis and structural engineering of electrode and electrolyte materials have played critical roles in improving electrochemical performance, energy density, power density, cycling stability, and safety in rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors.

As next-generation energy storage systems, including sodium-ion, solid-state, lithium–sulfur, aqueous batteries, and advanced supercapacitors, continue to demonstrate strong potential for future applications, innovative chemical synthesis approaches are becoming increasingly important for overcoming existing technical limitations and enabling practical implementation.

This Special Issue welcomes original research articles and reviews focusing on the synthesis, design, and engineering of functional materials for next-generation rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, advanced synthesis methods, interface and surface engineering, scalable manufacturing strategies, operando/in situ characterization, mechanistic understanding of electrochemical reactions, and structure–performance relationships in emerging energy storage systems.

Through this Special Issue, we aim to provide a platform for recent advances in chemical synthesis strategies that deepen the understanding of energy storage mechanisms and contribute to the development of high-performance, durable, and sustainable electrochemical energy storage technologies.

Functional materials, rechargeable batteries, rlectrochemical energy storage, chemical synthesis, interface engineering