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Silicon Anode Systems for Lithium-Ion Batteries is an introduction to silicon anodes as an alternative to traditional graphite-based anodes. The book provides a comprehen… Read more
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Silicon Anode Systems for Lithium-Ion Batteries is an introduction to silicon anodes as an alternative to traditional graphite-based anodes. The book provides a comprehensive overview including abundance, system voltage, and capacity. It provides key insights into the basic challenges faced by the materials system such as new configurations and concepts for overcoming the expansion and contraction related problems. This book has been written for the practitioner, researcher or developer of commercial technologies.
Advanced students, researchers, practitioners, or developers of commercial technologies
Part II: Mechanical Properties
3. A Computational Study on the Effects of Mechanical Constraint on the Performance of Si Nanosheets as Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Haimin Yao
4. Mechanical Properties of Silicon-Based Electrodes
Dennis Yu
5. The Effect of the Insertion of an Elastic Buffer Layer on the Stability of a Si Thin Film Patterned Li-Ion Anode
Spandan Maiti
Part III: Electrolytes and SEI Issues
6. The SEI Layer and Its Impact on Si-Anodes for Li-Ion Batteries
Partha Saha, Tandra Rani Mohanta and Abhishek Kumar
7. Active/Inactive Phases, Binders and the Impact of Electrolytes
Gao Liu and Chen Fang
Part IV: Achieving High Performance
8. Performance-Degradation Modeling in Silicon Anodes
Partha P. Mukherjee
9. Nanostructured 3D Electrode Architectures of Silicon for High-Performance Li-Ion Batteries
Surendra K. Martha
10. The Processing and Properties of Silicon Anode Materials for High Capacity and Performance
Raj Singh
Part V: Applications and Future Directions
11. Silicon as anode material for high energy lithium-ion batteries
Dominic Leblanc and Karim Zaghib
12. Batteries for Integrated Power and CubeSats: Recent Developments and Future Prospects
Aloysius Francis Hepp, Prashant Kumta, Oleg I. Velikokhatnyi and Ryne Raffaelle
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Prashant N. Kumta holds the Edward R. Weidlein Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor with Tenure at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering and School of Dental Medicine, and is also a Professor in the Departments of BioEngineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and Oral and Craniofacial Sciences. His research focuses on lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, electrolysis, and metallic biomaterials.
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Aloysius F. Hepp is Chief Technologist at Nanotech Innovations and an independent consultant based in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a PhD in Inorganic Photochemistry in 1983 from MIT and retired in December 2016 from the Photovoltaic & Electrochemical Systems Branch of the NASA Glenn Research Center (Cleveland). He was a visiting fellow at Harvard University from 1992–3. He was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement medal in 1997. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Albany and Cleveland State University. Dr. Hepp has co-authored nearly 200 publications (including six patents) focused on processing of thin film and nanomaterials for I–III–VI solar cells, Li-ion batteries, integrated power devices and flight experiments, and precursors and spray pyrolysis deposition of sulfides and carbon nanotubes. He has co-edited twelve books on advanced materials processing, energy conversion and electronics, biomimicry, and aerospace technologies. He is Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (MSSP) and is currently the chair of the International Advisory Board of MSSP, as well as serving on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Mater. Sci. and Engin. B and Heliyon. He has recently been appointed as Series Editor for the Vacuum and Thin-Film Deposition Technologies series and the Aerospace Fundamentals, Applications, and Exploration series.
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Oleg I. Velikokhatnyi is an Assistant Professor in the Bioengineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His research includes first-principles and semi-empirical approaches applied to alternative energy sources (rechargeable Li-ion batteries, hydrogen storage materials, fuel cells, water electrolysis) and biodegradable magnesium-based alloys for orthopedic and craniofacial applications.