Lithium Batteries : Science and Technology

**__Lithium Batteries: Science and Technology__** is an up-to-date and comprehensive compendium on advanced power sources and energy related topics. Each chapter is a detailed and thorough treatment of its subject. This volume includes several tutorials and contributes to an understanding of the many fields that impact the development of lithium batteries. Recent advances on various components are included and numerous examples of innovation are presented. Extensive references are given at the end of each chapter. All contributors are internationally recognized experts in their respective specialty. The fundamental knowledge necessary for designing new battery materials with desired physical and chemical properties including structural, electronic and reactivity are discussed. The molecular engineering of battery materials is treated by the most advanced theoretical and experimental methods. Readers can find a wealth of energy related topics, such as energy storage, use of hybrid systems and battery-based transportation. This book is designed primarily as a reference book covering all aspects of physics, chemistry and the materials science of Li batteries. The tutorial development of the chapters should also encourage use of this book for advanced level courses. **__Lithium Batteries: Science & Technology__** is an invaluable reference book for researchers, battery developers and manufacturers, and industrial managers working in the field of Li batteries. Front Matter....Pages i-xix Materials Aspects: An Overview....Pages 3-41 The Role of Electronic Properties in the Electrochemical Behavior of Intercalation Compounds From a First Principles Vantage Point....Pages 42-84 Synthesis of Battery Materials....Pages 85-109 Anodes and Composite Anodes: An Overview....Pages 112-143 Carbonaceous and Graphitic Anodes....Pages 145-194 Graphite-Electrolyte Interface in Lithium-Ion Batteries....Pages 195-219 The Key Role of Nanoparticles in Reactivity of 3D Metal Oxides Toward Lithium....Pages 220-246 Nitride and Silicide Negative Electrodes....Pages 247-269 Alloys and Intermetallic Anodes....Pages 270-296 Current Issues of Metallic Lithium Anode....Pages 297-312 Trends in Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries....Pages 315-360 Spinel Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries....Pages 361-380 Layered Manganese Oxides as Cathodes....Pages 382-409 Cathodes Based on Lico0 2 and Lini0 2 ....Pages 410-444 Polyanion-Based Positive Electrode Materials....Pages 445-477 Understanding Phase Transformations in Lithium Battery Materials by Transmission Electron Microscopy....Pages 478-506 Liquid Electrolytes: Some Theoretical and Practical Aspects....Pages 509-529 Advanced Liquid Electrolyte Solutions....Pages 530-573 Polymeric Electrolytes: An Overview....Pages 575-622 Glass and Ceramic Electrolytes for Lithium and Lithium-Ion Batteries....Pages 624-642 Lithium-Ion Batteries for Ev, Hev and other Industrial Applications....Pages 645-685 Lithium Batteries for Medical Applications....Pages 686-700 Current Issues and Market Trends of Li-Ion Batteries for Consumer Applications....Pages 701-706 Back Matter....Pages 707-708 Lithium Batteries: Science and Technology is an up-to-date and comprehensive compendium on advanced power sources and energy related topics. Each chapter is a detailed and thorough treatment of its subject. This volume includes several tutorials and contributes to an understanding of the many fields that impact the development of lithium batteries. Recent advances on various components are included and numerous examples of innovation are presented. Extensive references are given at the end of each chapter. All contributors are internationally recognized experts in their respective specialty. The fundamental knowledge necessary for designing new battery materials with desired physical and chemical properties including structural, electronic and reactivity are discussed. The molecular engineering of battery materials is treated by the most advanced theoretical and experimental methods. Readers can find a wealth of energy related topics, such as energy storage, use of hybrid systems and battery-based transportation. This book is designed primarily as a reference book covering all aspects of physics, chemistry and the materials science of Li batteries. The tutorial development of the chapters should also encourage use of this book for advanced level courses. Lithium Batteries: Science et Technology is an invaluable reference book for researchers, battery developers and manufacturers, and industrial managers working in the field of Li batteries Lithium Batteries: Science and Technology is an up-to-date and comprehensive compendium on advanced power sources and energy related topics. Each chapter is a detailed and thorough treatment of its subject. The volume includes several tutorials and contributes to an understanding of the many fields that impact the development of lithium batteries. Recent advances on various components are included and numerous examples of innovation are presented. Extensive references are given at the end of each chapter. All contributors are internationally recognized experts in their respective specialty. The fundamental knowledge necessary for designing new battery materials with desired physical and chemical properties including structural, electronic and reactivity are discussed. The molecular engineering of battery materials is treated by the most advanced theoretical and experimental methods.

presented As A Combination Resource For Researchers And Text For Teaching, This Book Describes Materials Aspects Of Advanced Lithium Batteries And Explores Some Applications In Medicine And Transportation. After A Trio Of Chapters Discussing Battery Fundamentals, The Majority Of The 23 Contributions Describe Aspects Of Anode Materials, Cathode Materials, And Electrolytes. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

A compendium on advanced power sources and energy related topics. It helps understand the many fields that impact the development of lithium batteries. It also includes advances on various components and numerous examples of innovation. "Lithium Batteries is an up-to-date and comprehensive compendium on advanced power sources and energy related topics. Each chapter is a detailed and thorough treatment of its subject."--Résumé de l'éditeur