International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

Special Issue on ‘Advanced Laser Processing for Energy Conversion and Storage’

Guest Editor: Liqiang Mai, Chair Professor, Wuhan University of Technology

Wuhan University of Technology

Email:mlq518@whut.edu.cn

Guest Editor: Xuewen Wang, Professor

Wuhan University of Technology

Email:xwwang@whut.edu.cn

Guest Editor: Gary Cheng, Professor

Purdue University

Email:gjcheng@purdue.edu

Introduction

Energy conversion and storage are attracting more and more research interests for their potential capability to meet the challenges of environmental pollution and energy depletion, which are caused by the massive use of fossil energy nowadays. The optimization and application of energy conversion and storage devices, such as solar cells, fuel cells, electrolysis of water devices, metal-air batteries, etc., strongly depend on their manufacturing processes. However, traditional processing methods are approaching their bottlenecks, so it is necessary to make further improvements in energy system performance and production efficiency. To date, ultrafast laser is emerging as a rapid and high-freedom tool for producing micro-electrodes, and an advanced technique for modifying functional materials, beneficial for breaking bottlenecks of manufacturing processes.

The aim of this special issue is to provide a forum to review advanced laser manufacturing technologies for the optimization of energy conversion and storage devices. Original work on new materials, new structural designs, new applications, novel light-matter interaction mechanism for energy conversion and storage enhancement, as well as smart energy systems are strongly encouraged.

Possible topics, within this scope, include but are not limited to:

Metal-Air Battery / Supercapacitor Energy Storage Systems