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The redox reaction has been utilized since ancient times. This utilization is due, in part, to the simplicity of the reaction and the ubiquity of the materials involved. Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest from the battery research community in the development of metal anodes that rely solely on this type of simple metal redox reaction, also known as the plating/stripping or, interchangeably, the deposition/dissolution reaction in the electrochemistry context. The metal anodes feature simple redox chemistry by design and remarkably improved energy density. Metal electrodes of this kind, especially Li, have been dubbed the "Holy Grail" for battery anodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Electrodeposition Division, which was founded in 1922 as the second ECS division, celebrated their centennial anniversary at the 242nd ECS Fall meeting in Atlanta. For the occasion, the division organized several sessions with invited contributions to honor the achievements of 100 years of electrodeposition, but also to take a closer look at the present trendsetters and give a perspective on future challenges and opportunities in this thriving field. Our then newly established Electrodeposition Early Career Forum (ECF, founded in Spring 2022) organized a full day symposium with contributions from outstanding early-career researchers involved in cutting-edge research across a broad range of areas of active electrodeposition research. It turned out to be a fantastic day with invigorating talks full of ideas. The ELDP division decided to share some of the excitement with the ECS community and asked our ECF members to suggest topics and participate in the articles for this summer edition of Interface dedicated to Electrochemical and Electroless deposition. Dr. Kent Zheng, assistant professor at the University of Texas and Dr. Martin Leimbach, postdoc at TU Ilmenau, Germany, took up the challenge. Together with us, humble guest editors, four articles have been selected centred around three important topics: (1) electrodeposition for manufacturing and sustainability, edited by Prof. Luca Magagnin; (2) electrodeposition for energy applications, edited by Prof. Natasa Vasiljevic; and (3) new electrodeposition approaches extending the material library, edited by Prof. Philippe Vereecken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]