
Nanostructured Materials Engineering and Characterization for Battery Applications
- 1st Edition - June 20, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Amadou Belal Gueye, Hanna J. Maria, Nandakumar Kalarikkal, Modou Fall, Arul Manuel Stephan, Sabu Thomas
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 3 0 4 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 4 2 1 - 5
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Request a sales quote- 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
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Section 1: Introduction to energy storage systems and fundamentals
- Chapter 1. Electrochemical energy storage technologies: state of the art, case studies, challenges, and opportunities
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Rechargeable commercialized batteries systems
- 1.3 Nonrechargeable commercialized batteries systems
- 1.4 Others noncommercialized and promising battery systems
- 1.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2. Battery modeling
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Electrochemical model
- 2.3 Reduced-order models
- 2.4 Equivalent circuit model
- 2.5 Data-driven model
- 2.6 Summary
- References
- Section 2: Engineering of battery materials
- Chapter 3. Nanostructured cathode materials
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Layered oxides
- 3.3 Spinel oxides
- 3.4 Phospho-olivines
- 3.5 Nanostructured cathodes with different dimensions
- 3.6 Conclusion and outlook
- References
- Chapter 4. Nanostructured electrolyte materials
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Nonaqueous electrolytes
- 4.3 Aqueous electrolytes
- 4.4 Ionic liquid electrolytes
- 4.5 Polymer electrolytes
- 4.6 Hybrid electrolytes
- 4.7 Future outlook
- 4.8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. Nanostructured functionalized separators
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Requirements of separators
- 5.3 Separator materials
- 5.4 Inorganic separators
- 5.5 Future studies and predictions
- References
- Chapter 6. Nanostructured anode materials
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Nanoparticles
- 6.3 Nanorods, nanotubes, and nanowires
- 6.4 Core–shell nanostructure
- 6.5 Heterogeneous nanostructure
- 6.6 Carbonaceous materials
- 6.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7. Computational design of nanostructured materials for battery applications
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 First-principles calculation for nanostructured material used in battery
- 7.3 MD modeling approach for battery simulation
- 7.4 Kinetic Monte Carlo for battery material
- 7.5 Multiscale modeling approach in battery development
- 7.6 Outlook
- 7.7 Conclusion
- References
- Section 3: Battery characterization
- Chapter 8. Characterization of battery materials by electrochemical method
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Applications of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy to the study of battery
- 8.3 Applications of charge–discharge techniques to the study of battery
- 8.4 Conclusions and outlook
- References
- Chapter 9. Characterization of battery materials by microscopy techniques
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Classification of microscopy characterization techniques for battery materials
- 9.3 Conclusions
- 9.4 Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 10. Characterization of battery materials by neutron scattering methods
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Basic of neutrons and neutron scattering
- 10.3 Importance of neutron studies in rechargeable batteries
- 10.4 Neutron-based characterization techniques
- 10.5 In situ neutron characterization experiment set up
- 10.6 Conclusion and future outlook
- References
- Chapter 11. Characterization of battery materials by X-ray methods
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 X-ray diffraction to the study of battery materials
- 11.3 X-ray absorption spectroscopy to the study of battery materials
- 11.4 X-ray imaging to the study of battery materials
- 11.5 Application of small-angle X-ray scattering to the study of battery materials
- 11.6 Other X-ray methods to the study of battery materials
- 11.7 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 12. Characterization of battery materials by mechanical measurements
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Dynamic mechanical analysis
- 12.3 Thermomechanical analysis
- 12.4 Electrochemical dilatometry
- 12.5 Acoustic emission
- 12.6 Ultrasonic probing
- 12.7 Stress–strain measurements
- 12.8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 13. Characterization of battery materials by surface spectroscopy methods
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Application of TOF-SIMS in battery studies
- 13.3 Application of nanosecondary ion mass spectrometry to the study of batteries
- 13.4 Application of contact angle method to the study of batteries
- 13.5 Brunauer–Emmett–Teller BET analysis
- 13.6 Conclusion and outlook
- References
- Section 4: Applications, practical considerations, and perspectives on batteries
- Chapter 14. Battery manufacturing—from laboratory to industry—challenges
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Batteries manufacturing
- 14.3 Problems and challenges of battery industry
- 14.4 Summary
- References
- Chapter 15. Life cycle assessment of batteries
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Life cycle assessment of battery
- 15.3 Conclusion and outlook
- References
- Chapter 16. Battery applications
- Abstract
- 16.1 Battery classification
- 16.2 Power battery application scenario
- 16.3 Energy storage battery application scenarios
- References
- Chapter 17. A simplified model to improve the performance of repurposed electric vehicle batteries
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Background
- 17.3 Materials and methods
- 17.4 Results
- 17.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 18. Fully green batteries
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Green cathodes materials
- 18.3 Green anode materials
- 18.4 Green separator materials
- 18.5 Green electrolyte materials
- 18.6 Green electrodes in other energy technologies than lithium-ion batteries
- 18.7 Conclusion and future outlook
- References
- Chapter 19. Integrated technologies and novel nanostructured materials for energy storage
- Abstract
- 19.1 Introduction
- 19.2 Nanostructuring versus microstructuring of materials
- 19.3 Fundamentals of nanosized materials for energy storage: benefits and drawbacks
- 19.4 Novel nanostructured electrodes for energy storage
- 19.5 Detailed engineering approach and synthetic properties on nanostructured hybrid electrode materials for energy storage
- 19.6 Integrated technologies of nanomaterials: conventional 2D system to 3D architecture
- 19.7 Novel nanostructured electrolytes for energy storage
- 19.8 Conclusions
- Acknowledgments
- References
- Chapter 20. Future of lignocellulosic biomass–derived activated carbon for battery application
- Abstract
- 20.1 Introduction
- 20.2 Biomass components
- 20.3 Activated carbon
- 20.4 Application of lignocellulose-derived materials in energy storage
- 20.5 Conclusion and future outlook
- References
- Chapter 21. Artificial intelligence and machine learning in battery materials and their applications
- Abstract
- 21.1 Introduction
- 21.2 Artificial intelligence and machine learning in atomistic modeling of electrode materials
- 21.3 Artificial intelligence and machine learning for computational discovery and screening of electrolytes
- 21.4 Artificial intelligence and machine learning in estimating battery material performance and aging
- 21.5 Artificial intelligence and machine learning in battery manufacturing
- 21.6 Emerging Artificial intelligence and machine learning–assisted battery technologies
- 21.7 Conclusion
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 20, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 714
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323913041
- eBook ISBN: 9780323914215
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Amadou Belal Gueye
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Hanna J. Maria
Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.
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Nandakumar Kalarikkal
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Modou Fall
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Arul Manuel Stephan
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Sabu Thomas
Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.
Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.