Electrochemical Next-Generation Energy Microdevices
Conversion and Storage for wearables and implantable Smart Technology
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editors: Sanket Goel, Thomas Thundat, Sanjeet Kumar
- Language: English
Electrochemical Next-Generation Energy Microdevices: Conversion and Storage for Wearables and Implantable Smart Technology is an essential resource for researchers, engineers an… Read more
Description
Description
Electrochemical Next-Generation Energy Microdevices: Conversion and Storage for Wearables and Implantable Smart Technology is an essential resource for researchers, engineers and industry professionals developing electrochemical micro energy devices. It covers fundamental concepts, advanced materials and innovative fabrication techniques for batteries, supercapacitors, hybrid systems and fuel cells, emphasizing nanostructured and flexible materials for wearables, biomedical implants, portable electronics and industrial applications.
The book provides step-by-step fabrication, testing and characterization procedures, supported by digital content such as videos and manuals for hands-on learning. It integrates electrochemical techniques, machine learning and simulation to optimize device performance, while addressing miniaturization, cost-effectiveness, scalability, sustainability and commercialization.
Readers gain an in-depth understanding of working mechanisms and electrochemical principles, along with state-of-the-art fabrication methods for miniaturized, high-performance devices. Coverage of nanomaterial synthesis, characterization and flexible substrate selection supports innovation in device design, while application-oriented discussions help translate research into practical solutions. By combining electrochemistry, materials science, nanotechnology and engineering, the book offers an interdisciplinary perspective that bridges gaps in existing literature.
Key features
Key features
- Comprehensive coverage of electrochemical micro devices, including batteries, supercapacitors, hybrid devices, and fuel cells, with insights into their working principles and recent advancements
- Focus on advanced fabrication techniques for miniaturizing energy devices on flexible substrates like polymers, textiles, and paper
- In-depth discussion on the synthesis, characterization, and application of nanostructured and bioinspired materials used in energy devices
- Exploration of practical applications in industries, wearable electronics, biomedical implants, and energy harvesting systems
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1.1. Electrochemical Basic Concepts and working principle
1.2. Emerging electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies
1.3. Fundamentals of Fuel cell
1.4. Fundamentals of capacitors
1.5. Fundamentals of Batteries
1.6. Fundamentals of Battery-Supercapacitor Hybrid
1.7. Challenges and opportunities
1.8. Summary
2. Structurally Engineered Materials for Energy Devices: Storage and Conversion
2.1. Background, History and Evolution of Materials
2.2. Synthesis and Characterization Methods
2.3. Bioinspired Materials for Energy Devices
2.4. 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D Materials for Energy Devices
2.5. Nanowire Materials for Energy Devices
2.6. Metallic, Non-metallic and Metal-Organic Frame work Materials for Energy Devices
2.7. Summary
3. High Throughput Electrolytes for Energy Devices: Storage and Conversion
3.1. State-of-the-art electrolytes with high throughput
3.2. Types of Electrolytes - Solid Electrolytes - Gel Electrolytes - Liquid Electrolytes - Polymeric Electrolytes
3.3. Electrolyte dependency on the Device Performance
3.4. Flexibility of Devices
3.5. Electrolytes used in real time wearable and implantable electrochemical energy devices.
4. Supercapacitors
4.1. Background, History, working principle and Evolution
4.2. State-of-the-art Fabrication and Miniaturization
4.3. Types of supercapacitors
4.4. Recent Advances in applications
4.5. Advantages and challenges
4.6. Summary
5. Electrochemical Batteries
5.1. Background, History, working principle and Evolution
5.2. State-of-the-art Fabrication and Miniaturization
5.3. Types of Batteries
5.4. Recent Advances in applications
5.5. Advantages and challenges
5.6. Summary
6. Supercapacitor-Battery Hybrid
6.1. Background, History, working principle and Evolution
6.2. State-of-the-art Fabrication and Miniaturization
6.3. Recent Advances in applications
6.4. Advantages and challenges
6.4. Summary
7. Electrochemical Miniaturized/Microfluidic Fuel Cells
7.1. Background, History, working principle and Evolution
7.2. State-of-the-art Fabrication and Miniaturization
7.3. Miniaturized/Microfludic Chemical Fuel cells
7.4. Miniaturized/Microfludic Biofuel cells
7.5. Miniaturized/Microfludic Microbial fuel cells
7.6. Recent Advances in applications
7.7. Advantages and challenges
7.8. Summary
8. Flexible Energy Devices
8.1. Background, History, working principle and Evolution
8.2. Requirements for stretchable energy storage devices
8.3. State-of-the-art Fabrication
8.4. Conformal batteries for wearable electronics
8.5. Strain-engineered Stretchable batteries
8.6. Folding Batteries
8.7. Strain-engineered Stretchable Supercapacitors
8.8. Folding Supercapacitors
8.9. Advantages and challenges
8.10. Summary
9. Textile Based Energy Devices
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Fundamentals of Device structure and Design
9.3. Fabrication and Characterization
9.4. Textile Materials Processing
9.5. In-Situ Growth of Active Materials on Textile Surfaces
9.6. Device Assembly
9.7. Applications in Wearable devices
9.8. Advantages and challenges
9.10. Summary
10. Edible Energy Microdevices
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Edible supercapacitors
10.3. Edible Batteries
10.4. Edible Fuel cells
10.5. Fabrication and Characterization
10.6. Application in biomedical analysis
10.7. Advantages and Challenges
10.8. Summary
11. Implantable Electrochemical Energy Microdevices
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Implantable Batteries
11.3. Implantable Fuel cells
11.4. Implantable Biosupercapacitors
11.5. Fabrication and Characterization
11.6. Application in biomedical analysis
11.7. Advantages and Challenges
11.8. Summary
12. Applications of Electrochemical Energy Microdevices
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Industrial applications
12.3. Real time Emerging trends in wearable and implantable microdevices - Applications of micro/nano electrochemical supercapacitors - Applications of micro/nano electrochemical Chemical Fuel cells - Applications of micro/nano electrochemical Bio Fuel cells - Applications of micro/nano electrochemical Enzymatic Fuel cells - Applications of micro/nano electrochemical
12.4. Microbial Fuel cells
12.5. Summary
13. Simulation and Machine Learning Studies of Electrochemical Energy Microdevices
13.1. Background, History, working principle and Evolution
13.2. Case Studies on performance of Miniaturized electrochemical Batteries
13.3. Case Studies on performance of Miniaturized electrochemical Supercapacitors
13.4. Case Studies on performance of Miniaturized electrochemical Chemical Fuel cells
13.5. Case Studies on performance of Miniaturized electrochemical Bio fuel cells
13.6. Case Studies on performance of Miniaturized electrochemical Enzymatic fuel cells
13.7. Case Studies on performance of Miniaturized electrochemical Microbial fuel cells
13.8. Machine Learning Integration for Energy Device Performance
13.9. Summary
14. Challenges and Prospects
14.1. Recycling and Sustainability of the electrochemical energy devices
14.2. Commercialization of the technology
14.3. Advances and limitations of market devices
14.4. Conclusion
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
Sanket Goel
Sanket Goel did BSc (H) Physics from the Ramjas College, Delhi University; MSc (Physics) from IIT Delhi; PhD (Electrical and Computer Engineering) from University of Alberta, Canada in 1998, 2000, and 2005 respectively. Since 2015, as a Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department at Hyderabad Campus of BITS Pilani, Sanket was Head of the Department during 2017-2020, and Dean (Research and Innovation) across campuses of BITS Pilani (2022-2025). His cross-disciplinary team encompasses several faculty members, 5 postdocs, 37 co-supervised PhD scholars (plus 35 completed) and interns. His team is implementing several grants from Indian and International agencies, industry and philanthropic bodies. He has published 5 books and >400 papers (including >300 journals papers), filed/granted >90 patents and commercialized 4 technologies. He co-founded 3 deep-tech startups, and his few technologies have been co-developed and transferred to industry. Earlier, he led the R&D department at UPES, Dehradun (2011-2015), was a PI with ASTAR, Singapore (2008- 20011), postdoc at Stanford University (2006-2008), scientist at DEBEL-DRDO (2006) and Institute of Plasma Research (2000-2001). Sanket has won several awards including National Awards for Teachers (2025), IEEE India Council’s Technologist of the Year Award (2025), Birla Chair Professorship (2025), IEEE India Council’s Startup of the Year Award (2024), JSPS Fellowship (2021), BITS Pilani Best Faculty Award (2021) and Fulbright fellowship (2015).
Currently, he is the Birla Chair Professor and Head of Semiconductor CoE (CREST) at BITS Pilani, Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Sensors Council and in editorial teams of several leading journals.Thomas Thundat
Prof. Thundat is Distinguished Professor, University at Buffalo, NY, USA. He is a member of Chemical and Biological Engineering's RENEW faculty. He was formerly Canada Excellence Research Chair professor at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and is a Distinguished Professor (hon.) at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and Centenary Professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is the author of over 400 publications in refereed journals, 45 book chapters, and 40 patents. Dr. Thundat is an elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), the Electrochemical Society (ECS), the American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the SPIE, and the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Dr. Thundat’s research is currently focused on novel physical, chemical, and biological detection using micro and nano mechanical sensors and electrical power delivery using the single wire concept.
Sanjeet Kumar
Dr. Sanjeet Kumar is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, working on the Indo–Norway BRIDGE project under Prof. Sanket Goel. He completed his Ph.D. at BITS Pilani, where he developed integrated miniaturized electrochemical sensors for renal biomarker detection and point-of-care diagnostics. He holds an M.Tech in Nanoscience from JNU, New Delhi, and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
His research focuses on electrochemical biosensors, MEMS, microfluidics, flexible and wearable electronics, bioelectronics, and point-of-care diagnostic devices. He has expertise in sensor design and fabrication, microfabrication, electrochemical and materials characterization, computational modeling, and AI/ML-based sensor data analysis. His current work aims to develop next-generation sensing platforms for healthcare and environmental monitoring, with a strong emphasis on translating research into affordable, real-world diagnostic technologies.