Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices delivers a comprehensive review of promising energy storage devices with the potential for higher energy and power density, longer lifetime cycle, better safety performance, and lower costs and environmental footprint compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries.
The book covers the fundamentals of energy storage devices and key materials (cathode, anode, and electrolyte) and discusses advanced characterization techniques to allow for further improvement of their electrochemical performance. Current challenges and future outlooks in the field are also discussed.
Written by a highly qualified academic with significant research experience in the field, Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices includes information on sample topics including: - Mechanisms and promising cathode catalysts for metal air batteries and mechanisms and advanced materials for metal-CO2 batteries - Magnesium-based and other types of multivalent-ion batteries and M/N/C catalysts for fuel cells - Developments and prospects of aqueous batteries and progress and perspectives of material design and engineering in flow batteries - Rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries, dual-ion batteries, hybrid capacitors, and flexible energy storage devices
Explaining working mechanisms and laying the groundwork for innovative optimization strategies, Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices is an essential reference on the subject for materials scientists and chemists.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
1 Introduction 1
Qingguang Pan and Yongbing Tang
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 New Energy Storage Devices 3
1.3 Conclusion 14
References 15
2 Mechanisms and Promising Cathode Catalysts for Metal-Air Batteries 27
Tao Zhang and Zhiqian Hou
2.1 Introduction 27
2.2 Overview of Metal-Air Batteries 27
2.3 Summary and Outlook 45
References 46
3 Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 55
Girum Girma Bizuneh, Fang Li, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, and Jianmin Ma
3.1 Background 55
3.2 Components and Mechanism of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 56
3.3 The Existing Challenges of Li-S battery 57
3.4 Sulfur Cathode 58
3.5 Lithium Anode 68
3.6 Aprotic Electrolytes for Li-S Batteries 72
3.7 Separators and Functional Interlayers 74
3.8 Conclusion and Perspective 76
References 77
4 Metal-CO 2 Batteries: Mechanisms and Advanced Materials 91
Chang Guo, Keyu Xie, and Xiao Han
4.1 Introduction 91
4.2 The Electrochemistry Mechanism of Metal-CO2 Battery 92
4.3 The Cathode Materials of Metal-CO2 Battery 105
4.4 The Electrolyte of Metal-CO2 Battery 111
4.5 Summary and Outlook 114
References 115
5 Multivalent-Ion Batteries: Magnesium and Beyond 121
Qirong Liu and Yongbing Tang
5.1 Electrolyte Chemistry of Multivalent-Ion Batteries 124
5.2 Intercalation Chemistry of Multivalent-Ion Batteries 127
5.3 Interfacial Chemistry of Multivalent-Ion Batteries 133
5.4 Concluding Remarks 136
References 137
6 Dual-Ion Batteries: Materials and Mechanisms 143
Luojiang Zhang and Yongbing Tang
6.1 Introduction 143
6.2 Cathode Materials 146
6.3 Anode Materials 153
6.4 Electrolytes 158
6.5 Conclusion and Prospects 163
References 164
7 M-N-C Catalysts for Fuel Cells 171
Xiao Zhao
7.1 Introduction 171
7.2 Synthesis and Characterizations of M-N-C Catalysts 172
7.3 Fe-N-C-Based Catalysts 177
7.4 Non-Fe Metal Centers 183
7.5 Dual- and Multimetallic SACs 185
7.6 Durability of M-N-C Catalysts 186
7.7 Perspective 188
References 190
8 Developments and Prospects of Aqueous Batteries 203
Shuo Yang, Shengmei Chen, and Chunyi Zhi
8.1 Introduction 203
8.2 Aqueous Batteries Based on Monovalent Metal Ions 204
8.3 Aqueous Batteries Based on Multivalent Metal Ions 208
8.4 Aqueous Batteries Based on Nonmetallic Ions 214
8.5 Challenges and Solutions of Aqueous Batteries 219
8.6 Conclusions and Future Perspectives 221
References 222
9 Progress and Perspectives of Flow Batteries: Material Design and Engineering 231
Mengqi Zhang, Changkun Zhang, Xianfeng Li, and Guihua Yu
9.1 Introduction 231
9.2 Research Progress on the Electrolyte 233
9.3 Research Progress on the Membrane 243
9.4 Electrodes and Bipolar Plates 247
9.5 Other Novel FBs 249
9.6 FB Systems and Applications 250
9.7 Conclusions and Remaining Challenges 251
References 251
10 Hybrid Capacitor 263
Lin Liu, Tianyi Wang, Hong Gao, Chengyin Wang, and Guoxiu Wang
10.1 Introduction 263
10.2 The Formation, Energy Storage Mechanism, and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Capacitor 265
10.3 Recent Advances in Hybrid Capacitors 273
10.4 Conclusion 289
References 289
11 Flexible Energy Storage Devices 299
Chuan Xie and Zijian Zheng
11.1 Introduction of FLBs 300
11.2 Materials and Structures for Achieving High-Performance FLBs 304
11.3 Challenges and Perspectives 314
References 318
Index 327
