Advanced Batteries: Materials Science Aspects

Robert A. Huggins (auth.)9780387764238, 0387764232

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 focuses on the basic phenomena that determine the properties of the components, i.e. electrodes and electrolytes, of advanced systems, as well as experimental methods used to study their critical parameters. This unique materials science approach utilizes concepts and methodologies different from those typical in electrochemical texts, offering a fresh, fundamental and tutorial perspective of advanced battery systems.

Graduate students, scientists and engineers interested in electrochemical energy storage and conversion will find Advanced Batteries: Materials Science Aspects a valuable reference.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xxx
Introductory Material….Pages 1-23
Principles Determining the Voltages and Capacities of Electrochemical Cells….Pages 25-39
Binary Electrodes Under Equilibrium or Near-Equilibrium Conditions….Pages 41-63
Ternary Electrodes Under Equilibriumor Near-Equilibrium Conditions….Pages 65-91
Electrode Reactions That Deviate From Complete Equilibrium….Pages 93-99
Insertion Reaction Electrodes….Pages 101-122
Negative Electrodes in Lithium Cells….Pages 123-149
Convertible Reactant Electrodes….Pages 151-158
Positive Electrodes in Lithium Systems….Pages 159-195
Negative Electrodes in Aqueous Systems….Pages 197-212
Positive Electrodes in Aqueous Systems….Pages 213-234
Other Topics Related to Electrodes….Pages 235-262
Potentials….Pages 263-313
Liquid Electrolytes….Pages 315-337
Solid Electrolytes….Pages 339-373
Electrolyte Stability Windows and Their Extension….Pages 375-392
Experimental Methods to Evaluate the Critical Properties of Electrodes and Electrolytes….Pages 393-431
Use of Polymeric Materials As Battery Components….Pages 433-440
Transient Behavior of Electrochemical Systems….Pages 441-457
Closing Comments….Pages 459-462
Back Matter….Pages 463-474