Chapter
2.1 - Importance of the SEI layer
2.2.1 - Electrolyte additives used in Li-ion batteries
2.2.1.1 - Additives for SEI forming improver
2.2.1.2 - Additives for SEI morphology modifier
2.2.1.3 - Additives for cathode protection
2.2.1.4 - Salt stabilizer additives
2.2.1.5 - Additives for safety protection
2.2.1.6 - Other types of additives
2.3 - Electrode–electrolyte compatibility: SEI with ionic liquids
2.4 - Use of nanotechnology in liquid electrolytes
3.1 - Polymer-based electrolytes
3.1.1 - Solid polymer electrolytes
3.1.2 - Gel polymer electrolytes
3.2 - Inorganic electrolytes
3.3 - Composite solid electrolytes
3.3.1 - Sulfide–oxide composite inorganic electrolytes
3.3.2 - Organic–inorganic composite electrolytes
3.4 - Integration of solid electrolytes into all-solid-state battery devices
3.5 - The promise of nanostructured electrolytes
Chapter Two - Review of Nanotechnology for Anode Materials in Batteries
1 -
A High-Performance Anode
2 -
Benefits of a Nanostructured Anode
3 -
Geometrical Aspects and Design of Nanostructured Anodes
3.1 - Low-dimensional nanostructures
3.2 - High-dimensional nanostructure
7 -
Metal Oxide–Based Anodes
8 -
Metal Phosphide and Sulfide Anodes
9 -
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter Three - Review of Nanotechnology for Cathode Materials in Batteries
2 -
Nanostructural Design and Synthesis of Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
2.1 - Nanotemplate methods
2.2 - Solvothermal/hydrothermal methods
2.3 - Solid-state reaction methods
2.4 - Coprecipitation methods
3 -
Nanoscale Surface Modification on Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
3.1 - Atomic layer deposition
3.2 - Chemical vapor deposition
3.4 - Wet-coating/sol–gel method
Chapter Four - Nanotechnology in Electrochemical Capacitors
2 -
Basic Principles and Classification of Electrochemical Capacitors
2.1 - Supercapacitor materials and cell configurations
2.2 - Electrolytes for supercapacitors
2.3 - Electroanalytical methods for studying supercapacitors: cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic cycling, impedance spectroscopy
3 -
Parameters Governing Supercapacitor Performance
3.1 - Energy and power density of supercapacitors
3.2 - Other relevant metrics: cost, cycle life, temperature range, safety
4 -
Nanotechnology in Electrical Double Layer Capacitors
4.1 - Electrical double layer: nanopores versus planar surface
4.2 - Tuning nanoporous carbons to optimum capacitive charge storage
5 -
Pseudocapacitive Materials
5.1 - Pseudocapacitance in carbon nanomaterials: charge storage by carbon functionalities and reversible hydrogen electrosorption
5.2 - Nanosizing in pseudocapacitive inorganic materials: oxide supercapacitors
5.3 - Pseudocapacitive charge storage by composites between nanocarbons and inorganic materials
6 -
Conclusions and Perspectives
Chapter Five - Characterization of Nanomaterials for Energy Storage
1 -
Macro- and Microscale Characterization
2 -
Ex Situ, “Postmortem” Analysis versus In Situ Electrochemistry
4 -
Chemical Analysis (Spectroscopic Techniques)
5 -
Nanoscale Characterization
5.1 - Nanoscale resolution in 3D
5.2 - Nanoscale resolution in lower dimensions (on a surface or in a slab of material)
6.3 - Application of SEM to materials characterization
6.4 - Application of TEM to materials characterization
7 -
Improved Instrumentation and Inspirations for New Methods
7.1 - New developments for standard techniques
7.2 - Inspirations from surface science techniques
Chapter Six - Electrochemical–Thermal Characterization and Thermal Modeling for Batteries
2 -
Heat Generation in Lithium-Ion Batteries
2.1 - Reversible and irreversible heat
2.1.2 - Irreversible heat
2.2 - Abuse leading to thermal runaway
3 -
Electrochemical–Calorimetric Measurements on Lithium-Ion Batteries
3.1 - Isothermal heat conduction calorimetry
3.2 - Accelerating rate calorimetry
3.2.1 - Cycling under isoperibolic conditions
3.2.2 - Cycling under adiabatic conditions
3.2.3 - Determination of heat data
3.2.3.1 - Effective specific heat capacity of a cell
3.2.3.2 - Heat transfer coefficient
3.2.4 - Thermal runaway testing in an ARC
4 -
Thermal Modeling of Lithium-Ion Batteries
4.1 - The energy conservation
4.2 - Identifying the electrochemical heat sources
4.3 - Modeling the thermal runaway and exothermic heat sources
5 -
Simulations With COMSOL Multiphysics
5.1 - Adiabatic simulations up to a thermal runaway
5.2 - Isoperibolic simulations of cell cycling
Chapter Seven - Life Cycle Assessment of Nanotechnology in Batteries for Electric Vehicles
1.1 - Problem setting and environmental concerns related to nanotechnology
1.2 - Life cycle assessments and battery nanotechnology
1.3 - Life cycle assessment methodology
1.3.1 - Goal and scope definition
1.3.1.2 - Functional unit
1.3.1.3 - System boundaries
1.3.2 - Inventory analysis
1.3.3 - Impact assessment
2 -
Case Study: Use of Nanomaterials in Li-Ion Battery Anodes
2.1 - Goal and scope of the analysis
2.2 - Life cycle inventory of Si nanowire-based batteries and conventional graphite anode-based batteries
2.2.1 - Battery characterization
2.2.2 - Manufacturing stage
3 -
Life Cycle Impact Assessment
3.2 - Cumulative energy demand
4 -
Discussion and Conclusions
Chapter Eight - Safety of Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems with a focus on Li-ion Technology
2.1 - Mechanical/physical hazards
3.2 - Mechanical deformation
3.3 - External short circuit
4.1 - Materials selection
4.1.1.1 - Cathode materials
4.3 - System-level approaches
5.4 - Chemical hazards monitoring
5.5 - Hazards considerations about safety testing
6 -
Conclusions and Outlook
Chapter Nine - Application of the Energy Storage Systems
1 - Introduction: Energy Storage Systems and Their Application
2 -
Characterization of Storage Cells and Devices, Parameters, and Features
3 -
Overview of Storage Cells, Modules, and Systems
3.3 - Electrochemical storage
4 -
Applications That Use Storage Facilities
Emerging Nanotechnologies in Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems
( Micro and Nano Technologies )
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