Description
Nanostructured Materials Engineering and Characterization for Battery Applications is designed to help solve fundamental and applied problems in the field of energy storage. Broken up into four separate sections, the book begins with a discussion of the fundamental electrochemical concepts in the field of energy storage. Other sections look at battery materials engineering such as cathodes, electrolytes, separators and anodes and review various battery characterization methods and their applications. The book concludes with a review of the practical considerations and applications of batteries.This will be a valuable reference source for university professors, researchers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as scientists working primarily in the field of materials science, applied chemistry, applied physics and nanotechnology.- Presents practical consideration for battery usage such as LCA, recycling and green batteries- Covers battery characterization techniques including electrochemical methods, microscopy, spectroscopy and X-ray methods- Explores battery models and computational materials design theories
Table of Contents
SECTION 1: Introduction to energy storage systems and fundamentals1. Electrochemical energy storage technologies: state of the art, case studies, challenges, and opportunities2. Battery modelingSECTION 2: Engineering of battery materials3. Nanostructured cathode materials4. Nanostructured electrolyte materials5. Nanostructured functionalized separators6. Nanostructured anode materials7. Computational materials design of nanostructured materials for battery applicationsSECTION 3: Battery characterization8. Characterization of battery materials by electrochemical method9. Characterization of battery materials by microscopy techniques10. Characterization of battery materials by neutron scattering methods11. Characterization of battery materials by X-ray methods12. Characterization of battery materials by mechanical13. Characterization of battery materials by surface spectroscopy methodsSECTION 4: Applications, practical considerations, and perspectives on batteries14. Battery manufacturing—from laboratory to industry—challenges15. Life cycle assessment of batteries16. Battery applications17. A simplified model to improve the performance of repurposed electric vehicle batteries18. Fully green batteries19. Integrated technologies and novel nanostructured materials for energy storage20. Future of lignocellulosic biomassderived activated carbon for battery application21. Artificial intelligence and machine learning in battery materials and their applications
