Lithium Batteries Science and Technology /

• Main Authors: Julien, Christian (Author), Mauger, Alain (Author), Vijh, Ashok (Author), Zaghib, Karim (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy storage.; Electrochemistry.; Solid state physics.; Nanotechnology.; Materials science.; Energy Storage.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Solid State Physics.

The book focuses on the solid-state physics, chemistry and electrochemistry that are needed to grasp the technology of and research on high-power Lithium batteries. After an exposition of fundamentals of lithium batteries, it includes experimental techniques used to characterize electrode materials,...

Table of Contents:

• Basic elements for energy storage and conversion
• Lithium batteries
• Principle of intercalation
• Reliability of the rigid-band model in lithium intercalation compounds
• Cathode materials with 2-dimensional structure
• Cathode materials with monoatomic ions in a 3-D framework
• PO4-based compounds as cathode materials
• Fluoro-polyanionic compounds
• Disordered compounds
• Negative electrodes for Li-ion batteries
• Electrolytes for lithium batteries
• Nanotechnology
• Electrochemical measurements in solids
• Safety aspects of Li-ion batteries
• Technology of the Li-ion batteries.