Principles and Applications of Lithium Secondary Batteries (Hardcover)

List of Contributors XI

Preface XIII

1 Introduction 1

1.1 History of Batteries 1

1.2 Development of Cell Technology 3

1.3 Overview of Lithium Secondary Batteries 3

1.4 Future of Lithium Secondary Batteries 7

2 The Basic of Battery Chemistry 9

2.1 Components of Batteries 9

2.2 Voltage and Current of Batteries 12

2.3 Battery Characteristics 15

3 Materials for Lithium Secondary Batteries 21

3.1 Cathode Materials 21

3.2 Anode Materials 89

3.3 Electrolytes 141

3.4 Interfacial Reactions and Characteristics 195

4 Electrochemical and Material Property Analysis 231

4.1 Electrochemical Analysis 231

4.2 Material Property Analysis 263

5 Battery Design and Manufacturing 319

5.1 Battery Design 319

5.2 Battery Manufacturing Process 327

6 Battery Performance Evaluation 337

6.1 Charge and Discharge Curves of Cells 337

6.2 Cycle Life of Batteries 342

6.3 Battery Capacity 344

6.4 Discharge Characteristics by Discharge Rate 347

6.5 Temperature Characteristics 349

6.6 Energy and Power Density (Gravimetric/Volumetric) 351

6.7 Applications 351

Index 355