Batteries

Part of the Encyclopedia of Electrochemistry, this comprehensive, two-volume handbook offers an up-to-date and in-depth review of the battery technologies in use today. It also includes information on the most likely candidates that hold the potential for further enhanced energy and power densities. It contains contributions from a renowned panel of international experts in the field.

Batteries are extremely commonplace in modern day life. They provide electrochemically stored energy in the form of electricity to automobiles, aircrafts, electronic devices and to smart power grids. Comprehensive in scope, ‘Batteries’ covers information on well-established battery technologies such as charge-carrier-based lead acid and lithium ion batteries. The contributors also explore current developments on new technologies such as lithium-sulfur and -oxygen, sodium ion, and full organic batteries.

Written for electrochemists, physical chemists, and materials scientists, ‘Batteries’ is an accessible compendium that offers a thorough review of the most relevant current battery technologies and explores the technology in the years to come.

VOLUME 1
INTRODUCTION
The Role of Batteries for the Successful Transition to Renewable Energy Sources
Fundamental Principles of Battery Electrochemistry
PRESENTLY EMPLOYED BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES
Lead Acid - Still the Battery Technology with the Largest Sales
Ni/Cd and Ni-MH - the Transition to "Charge Carrier"-Based Batteries
Brief Survey on the Historical Development of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Present Lithium-Ion Battery Chemistries
Anticipated Progress in the Near- to Mid-Term Future of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Safety Considerations with Lithium-Ion Batteries
Recycling of Lithium-Ion Batteries
Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries
Redox Flow - Zn-Br
The Sodium/Nickel Chloride battery
High temperature battery technologies: Na/S
Solid-State Batteries with Polymer Electrolytes
 
VOLUME 2
POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR FUTURE ENERY STORAGE
Solid-State Batteries with Inorganic Electrolytes
Li/S
Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
Nonlithium Aprotic Metal/Oxygen Batteries Using Na, K, Mg, or Ca as Metal Anode
Na-Ion Batteries
Multivalent Charge Carriers
Aqueous Zinc Batteries
Full Organic Batteries

• Edited by Stefano Passerini
• Edited by Dominic Bresser
• Edited by Arianna Moretti
• Edited by Alberto Varzi