Lithium Metal Anodes and Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries

• Main Authors: Zhang, Ji-Guang (Author), Xu, Wu (Author), Henderson, Wesley A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 249
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy storage.; Electrochemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Energy Storage.; Optical and Electronic Materials.; Renewable and Green Energy.

This book provides comprehensive coverage of Lithium (Li) metal anodes for rechargeable batteries. Li is an ideal anode material for rechargeable batteries due to its extremely high theoretical specific capacity (3860 mAh g-1), low density (0.59 g cm-3), and the lowest negative electrochemical poten...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Characterization and Modeling of Li Dendrite Growth
• 3. High Coulombic Efficiency Li Plating/Stripping and Dendrite Prevention
• 4. Application of Lithium Metal Anodes
• 5. Perspectives
• Index.