New Carbon Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems: Batteries, Supercapacitors and Fuel Cells (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 229)

Annotation This book reviews research work on electrochemical power sources in the former Warsaw Pact countries. It explores the role carbon plays in the cathodes and anodes of power sources and reveals the latest research into the development of metal air batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells and lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries. For the first time, a full chapter was devoted to metal-carbon composites as electrode materials of lithium-ion batteries

for The First Time Argonne National Laboratory Opened It Doors In The Usa To Host Researchers From Both European And Former Warsaw Pact Countries To Address The Latest Research On The Development, Synthesis, Characterization And Use Of Advanced Carbonaceous Materials For Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems. This Meeting Was Attended By Key Scientists From Both Western And Post-socialist Universities And Companies With A Goal To Open Channels For Future Collaboration.

the Energy Storage Systems Covered During The Meeting Included: Metal Air Primary And Rechargeable Batteries, Supercapacitors, Fuel Cells And Lithium-ion Batteries. The Latest Developments On The Manufacture Of Graphites, Carbons, And Nano-materials And Their Outlook For Use In Power Sources Were Also Presented .

the Use Of Stable Conducting Polymers And Expanded Graphite In The Cathode Of Zinc-air Batteries Was Introduced. The Role That New Forms Of Carbons Play In Aqueous Asymmetric Capacitors Was Highlighted. The Enhancement Of Cathode Performance Through The Optimization Of The Carbon In The Positive Electrode And The Use Of Metal-carbon Composites As Active Materials In Lithium-ion Batteries Were Discussed. Also Reviewed Were Recent Developments In The Use Of Hard Carbons And Surface Treated Graphites As Electrode Materials. Updates Were Also Provided On The Use Of Lithium-ion Batteries For Hybrid Electric Vehicles And Power Tools.

Carbonaceous materials play a fundamental role in electrochemical energy storage systems. Carbon in the structural form of graphite is widely used as the active material in lithium-ion batteries; it is abundant, and environmentally friendly. Carbon is also used to conduct and distribute charge effectively throughout composite electrodes of supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells. The electronic conductive pathways are critical to delivering and extracting current out of the device. However, many challenges and the understanding of the role of carbon and its stability and efficiency in charge storage applications still exists. This NATO-ARW volume contains a diverse collection of papers addressing the role of carbon in some key electrochemical systems, both conventional and emerging. These papers discuss the latest issues associated with development, synthesis, characterization and use of new advanced carbonaceous materials for electrochemical energy storage. Such systems include: metal-air primary and rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, cathodes and anodes of lithium-ion and lithium polymer rechargeable batteries, as well as nanocarbon materials of the future. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop and Conference New Carbon Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems, Argonne, Illinois, U.S.A., 19-24 October 2003