https://www.syncsci.com/journal/MER/issue/feedMaterials Engineering Research2023-05-20T08:27:17+08:00Snowy Wangsnowy.wang@syncsci.comOpen Journal Systems<p><a title="Registered Journal" href="https://www.reviewercredits.com/user/mater-eng-res" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="journalreviewercredits" src="/journal/public/site/images/jasongong/Logo_ReviewerCredits-journal.jpg" alt="ReviewerCredits" align="right"></a><strong>Materials Engineering Research </strong> (ISSN: 2630-4503) is an open access, continuously published, international, refereed journal in material field, publishing material science method, technology, and characterization, relevant to material engineering, as broadly defined.</p> <p>Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following:<br>• Material synthesis and processing<br>• Material Structure<br>• Material Crystallography<br>• Material Properties<br>• Material Application<br>• New Materials <br>• Emerging technologies in material engineering</p>https://www.syncsci.com/journal/MER/article/view/MER.2023.01.001Polymer electrolyte design strategies for high-performance and safe lithium-ion batteries: Recent developments and future prospects2023-05-20T08:27:17+08:00Md. Dipu Ahmedmahmed16@vols.utk.eduKazi Madina Marazeditor@syncsci.com<p>Although lithium-ion batteries have gained widespread use in high-performance and mobile industries, concerns about their safety due to the low boiling point of their organic liquid electrolyte have posed challenges to their further development. In response, solid polymer electrolytes have emerged as a promising alternative, characterized by low flammability, flexibility, and high safety relative to liquid electrolytes. However, commercialization has been hindered by limitations in Li-ion conductivity and mechanical properties. Recent research efforts have focused on addressing these limitations to improve the performance and safety of polymer-based Li-ion batteries. This review discusses the utilization of polymer materials to enhance battery safety and overcome previous challenges, with a particular emphasis on the design of robust artificial interfaces to increase battery stability. Furthermore, we discuss the prospects for the future of polymer-based battery industries.</p>2023-05-19T18:33:13+08:00##submission.copyrightStatement##