Hi,
You can use just one bateries, a 9 V cells, or a 3 LiOn cells, this will give you around 11 V, depent from the current that you will be need have a different possibilities, if can give me us more specific parameters, specially current, we can give you the best decision.
p.s. why you use 9 V, why not use a 3 or 5 V schem?