Special proceedings of the Symposium A: “Advances in energy storage systems: lithium batteries, supercapacitors and beyond”, during ICMAT 2015, June 28–July 3, Singapore

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The Symposium A on “Advances in Energy Storage Systems: Lithium Batteries, Supercapacitors and Beyond” provided an excellent opportunity as an interdisciplinary forum addressing recent trends in science and technology related to materials for energy storage. Symposium A was supported by the Battery Society of Japan with financial contribution. This symposium had attracted large attendance translated by about 230 participants (10 % of the whole attendance) including 43 keynote/invited talks, 103 oral presentations, and 82 poster presentations. The talks were classified under the following broad categories: fundamentals, advanced characterization, electrodes (cathodes and anodes) and electrolytes of lithium batteries, sodium batteries, all solid-state batteries, next-generation batteries, and supercapacitors. Three parallel sessions were scheduled, two sessions dealing with batteries largely and the other addressing supercapacitors. We also dedicated a half-day symposium to Professor Joachim Maier, Max Planck Institute of Solid State Research, Germany, to honor him on his 60th Birthday. Four awards for best posters were given based on the recommendation of a jury committee comprised of four experts.