Advanced Batteries Materials Science Aspects /

• Main Author: Huggins, Robert A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Energy storage.; Electrochemistry.; Solid state physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Materials Science.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Energy Storage.

Storage and conversion are critical components of important energy-related technologies. Advanced Batteries: Materials Science Aspects employs materials science concepts and tools to describe the critical features that control the behavior of advanced electrochemical storage systems. This volume foc...

Table of Contents:

• Introductory Material
• Principles Determining the Voltages and Capacities of Electrochemical Cells
• Binary Electrodes Under Equilibrium or Near-Equilibrium Conditions
• Ternary Electrodes Under Equilibriumor Near-Equilibrium Conditions
• Electrode Reactions That Deviate From Complete Equilibrium
• Insertion Reaction Electrodes
• Negative Electrodes in Lithium Cells
• Convertible Reactant Electrodes
• Positive Electrodes in Lithium Systems
• Negative Electrodes in Aqueous Systems
• Positive Electrodes in Aqueous Systems
• Other Topics Related to Electrodes
• Potentials
• Liquid Electrolytes
• Solid Electrolytes
• Electrolyte Stability Windows and Their Extension
• Experimental Methods to Evaluate the Critical Properties of Electrodes and Electrolytes
• Use of Polymeric Materials As Battery Components
• Transient Behavior of Electrochemical Systems
• Closing Comments.