Explains the current state of the science and points the wayto technological advancesFirst developed in the late 1980s, lithium-ion batteries nowpower everything from tablet computers to power tools to electriccars. Despite tremendous progress in the last two decades in theengineering and manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries, they arecurrently unable to meet the energy and power demands of many newand emerging devices. This book sets the stage for the developmentof a new generation of higher-energy density, rechargeablelithium-ion batteries by advancing battery chemistry andidentifying new electrode and electrolyte materials.The first chapter of Lithium Batteries sets thefoundation for the rest of the book with a brief account of thehistory of lithium-ion battery development. Next, the book coverssuch topics as:* Advanced organic and ionic liquid electrolytes for batteryapplications* Advanced cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries* Metal fluorosulphates capable of doubling the energy density oflithium-ion batteries* Efforts to develop lithium-air batteries* Alternative anode rechargeable batteries such as magnesium andsodium anode systemsEach of the sixteen chapters has been contributed by one or moreleading experts in electrochemistry and lithium battery technology.Their contributions are based on the latest published findings aswell as their own firsthand laboratory experience. Figuresthroughout the book help readers understand the concepts underlyingthe latest efforts to advance the science of batteries and developnew materials. Readers will also find a bibliography at the end ofeach chapter to facilitate further research into individualtopics.Lithium Batteries provides electrochemistry students andresearchers with a snapshot of current efforts to improve batteryperformance as well as the tools needed to advance their ownresearch efforts.

CONTRIBUTORS viiPREFACE ixCHAPTER 1 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS: BASICS 1Hubert Gasteiger, Katharina Krischer, and Bruno ScrosatiCHAPTER 2 LITHIUM BATTERIES: FROM EARLY STAGES TO THE FUTURE21Bruno ScrosatiCHAPTER 3 ADDITIVES IN ORGANIC ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUMBATTERIES 39Susanne Wilken, Patrik Johansson, and Per JacobssonCHAPTER 4 ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES WITHHIGH-VOLTAGE CATHODES 71Mengqing Xu, Swapnil Dalavi, and Brett L. LuchtCHAPTER 5 CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE CATHODE MATERIALS FORRECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES 89Seung-Taek Myung, Amine Khalil, and Yang-Kook SunCHAPTER 6 PROBLEMS AND EXPECTANCY IN LITHIUM BATTERYTECHNOLOGIES 107K. KanamuraCHAPTER 7 FLUORINE-BASED POLYANIONIC COMPOUNDS FOR HIGH-VOLTAGEELECTRODE MATERIALS 127P. Barpanda and J.-M. TarasconCHAPTER 8 LITHIUM-AIR AND OTHER BATTERIES BEYONDLITHIUM-ION BATTERIES 161K. M. AbrahamCHAPTER 9 AQUEOUS LITHIUM-AIR SYSTEMS 191Owen Crowther and Mark SalomonCHAPTER 10 POLYMER ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES217Nobuyuki Imanishi and Osamu YamamotoCHAPTER 11 KINETICS OF THE OXYGEN ELECTRODE IN LITHIUM-AIRCELLS 233Michele Piana, Nikolaos Tsiouvaras, and Juan HerranzCHAPTER 12 LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND SUPERCAPACITORS FOR USE INHYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES 265Catia Arbizzani, Libero Damen, Mariachiara Lazzari, FrancescaSoavi, and Marina MastragostinoCHAPTER 13 Li4Ti5O12 FOR HIGH-POWER, LONG-LIFE, AND SAFELITHIUM-ION BATTERIES 277Zonghai Chen, I. Belharouak, Yang-Kook Sun, and KhalilAmineCHAPTER 14 SAFE LITHIIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES BASED ON IONICLIQUIDS 291A. Guerfi, A. Vijh, and K. ZaghibCHAPTER 15 ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTIONS FOR RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUMBATTERIES 327Y. Gofer, N. Pour, and D. AurbachCHAPTER 16 RECHARGEABLE SODIUM AND SODIUM-ION BATTERIES349K. M. AbrahamINDEX 369