Advanced Technologies for Rechargeable Batteries : Metal Ion, Hybrid, and Metal-Air Batteries

This volume covers recent advanced battery systems such as metal-ion, hybrid, and metal-air batteries. It includes an introduction to fluoride, potassium, zinc, chloride, aluminium, and iron-ion batteries; special or hybrid batteries are included, with calcium, nuclear, thermal, and lithium-magnesium hybrid batteries also explained. It summarizes the recent progress and chemistry behind the popular metal-air batteries, including a systematic overview of the components, design, and integration of these new battery technologies. Features: Covers recent battery technologies in detail, from the chemistry to advances in post-lithium-ion batteries. Various post-lithium-ion batteries are discussed in detail. Includes a section on ion batteries, exploring new types of metal-ion batteries. Focuses in each chapter on a particular battery type, including different metal-ion batteries such as zinc, potassium, aluminium, and their air version batteries. Provides authoritative coverage of scientific content via global contributing experts. This book is aimed at graduate students, researchers, and professionals in materials science, chemical and electrical engineering, and electrochemistry. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface About the Editors List of Contributors List of Abbreviations List of Symbols List of Units Chapter 1 Chloride Ion Batteries Chapter 2 Potassium-Ion Batteries: Recent Trends and Challenges Chapter 3 Zinc-Ion Batteries: Materials to Mechanism of Energy Storage Chapter 4 Recent Advances and Trends in Al-Ion Batteries Chapter 5 Characterization of Electrochemical Behavior of all Iron-Ion Batteries for Grid-Scale Applications Chapter 6 Calcium Ion Batteries Chapter 7 Nuclear Batteries: An Overview Chapter 8 Magnesium–Lithium Hybrid Batteries Chapter 9 Metal-Air Batteries: Future of Hybrid or Electric Vehicles (HEV or EV) Chapter 10 Lithium-Air Batteries: Batteries for Emerging Electric or Hybrid Electric Vehicles (EV or HEV), a Focus into General Aspects and Electrolyte Engineering Chapter 11 Lithium-Air Batteries: State-of-the-Art Developments in Anode, Cathode, and Electrocatalyst Chapter 12 Emerging Magnesium-Air Battery Technology: Electrolyte and Anodic Materials Chapter 13 Emerging Magnesium-Air Battery Technology: Cathodic Materials Chapter 14 Advancements in Sodium-Air Batteries: General Electrochemical Mechanisms and Advances Chapter 15 Emerging Sodium-Air Batteries: Developments in Anode Stabilization Chapter 16 Advancements in Air Cathodes in Sodium-Air Batteries: Cathode Materials Chapter 17 Innovative design strategies in Electrolyte Engineering and Separator Modifications for Sodium-Air Batteries Chapter 18 Rechargeable Zn-Air Battery: Current Challenges and Opportunities Chapter 19 Emerging Cost-Efficient Aluminium-Air Battery Technology-Anode Materials Chapter 20 Emerging Cost-Efficient Aluminum-Air Battery Technology: Cathode Materials Chapter 21 Emerging Cost-Efficient Aluminium-Air Battery Technology: Electrolyte Materials Index This volume focusses on Alkaline Metal Ion, Redox Flow and Metal Sulfur Batteries and details about the various kinds of advanced rechargeable batteries. This book is aimed at graduate students, researchers and professionals in materials science, chemical and electrical engineering, and electrochemistry.