Phosphate Based Cathodes and Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite Anodes for Energy Storage Applications

• Main Author: Hameed, Abdulrahman Shahul (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Energy storage.; Electrochemistry.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Energy Storage.; Renewable and Green Energy.

This thesis outlines the investigation of various electrode materials for Li-ion battery (LIB) applications. Li-ion batteries are widely used in various portable electronic devices owing to their compactness, light weight, longer life, design flexibility and environment friendliness. This work descr...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Experimental Techniques
• Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of a Novel MOPOF Cathode, [Li2(VO)2(C2O4)(HPO4)2]
• Room Temperature Synthesis of rGO/[K2(VO)2(C2O4)(HPO4)2] for Greener and Cheaper Lithium ion Batteries
• Single Source Precursor Route to Carbon Coated Li3V2(PO4)3 for Cathode and Anode Applications in Lithium ion Batteries
• Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of a Metastable, Layered Phosphate αI-LiVOPO4
• Single Source Precursor Route to rGO/Sb2S3 nanocomposites for Lithium ion Battery Anodes
• Graphene Wrapped Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as Stable and High Performance Anodes for Lithium ion Batteries
• Conclusions and recommendations for future work.