Handbook of Battery Materials

A one-stop resource for both researchers and development engineers, this comprehensive handbook serves as a daily reference, replacing heaps of individual papers. This second edition features twenty percent more content with new chapters on battery characterization, process technology, failure mechanisms and method development, plus updated information on classic batteries as well as entirely new results on advanced approaches. The authors, from such leading institutions as the US National Labs and from companies such as Panasonic and Sanyo, present a balanced view on battery research and large-scale applications. They follow a distinctly materials-oriented route through the entire field of battery research, thus allowing readers to quickly find the information on the particular materials system relevant to their research.

Dr. Claus Daniel is a research staff member at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Materials Science and Technology Division, USA, and holds an adjunct faculty position at University of Tennessee's Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His current research focuses on the surface science, processing and advancement of materials for energy storage devices. Claus Daniel is recipient of a number of R&D awards including the Carl-Eduard-Schulte-Prize, the Dr. Eduard Martin Award, and the Werner K?ster Prize.

I. FUNDAMENTALS AND GENERAL ASPECTS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE
Thermodynamics and Mechanistics
Practical Batteries
Global Competition of Primary and Secondary Batteries
II. MATERIALS FOR AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERIES
Structural Chemistry of Manganese Dioxide and Related Compounds
Electrochemistry of Manganese Oxides
Nickel Hydroxides
Lead Oxides
Bromine-Storage Materials
NaS Materials
Metallic Negatives
Metal Hydride Electrodes
Carbons
Separators
III. MATERIALS FOR ALKALI METAL BATTERIES
The Structural Stability of Transition Metal Oxide Insertion Electrodes for Lithium Batteries
Overcharge-Protected Oxide Cathodes
Rechargeable Lithium Anodes
Lithium Alloy Anodes
Lithiated Carbons
The Anode/Electrode Interface
Liquid Nonaqueous Electrolytes
Polymer Electrolytes
Solid Electrolytes
Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Materials for High Temperature Batteries
IV. PERFORMANCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR BATTERIES
Simulation and Modeling of Battery systems
Failure Mechanisms, Mechanical Properties, and Advanced in-situ Characterization Methods
Battery Safety
Battery Manufacturing and Economic Aspects