World Scientific Publishing Company Functional Materials for Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries

Over-consumption of fossil fuels has caused deficiency of limited resources and environmental pollution. Hence, deployment and utilization of renewable energy become an urgent need. The development of next-generation rechargeable batteries that store more energy and last longer has been significantly driven by the utilization of renewable energy.This book starts with principles and fundamentals of lithium rechargeable batteries, followed by their designs and assembly. The book then focuses on the recent progress in the development of advanced functional materials, as both cathode and anode, for next-generation rechargeable batteries such as lithium-sulfur, sodium-ion, and zinc-ion batteries. One of the special features of this book is that both inorganic electrode materials and organic materials are included to meet the requirement of high energy density and high safety of future rechargeable batteries. In addition to traditional non-aqueous rechargeable batteries, detailed information and discussion on aqueous batteries and solid-state batteries are also provided. About the Author Jiangfeng Ni is a professor of materials science and engineering at Soochow University, China. He received his PhD degree in 2008 from Peking University, China. After two years of postdoctoral research in Japan and one year in Singapore, Dr Ni joined Soochow University. At present Dr Ni leads a team working on various types of energy storage systems including rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors, with a focus on fundamental physics, chemistry, and material in these devices. Dr Ni has 15 patents (8 issued and 7 filed) and has published 2 book chapters and 100+ peer-reviewed papers, which have earned a total citation of 4500+ and H-index of 40. He has served as Guest Editor of Functional Materials Letters and Materials Technology, and organizing chair and member for a series of functional materials conferences.Li LU is a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of National University of Singapore. He obtained his BEng and MEng degrees from Tsinghua University, China and PhD from KU Leuven, Belgium. His research interests include ferroelectric, energy storage and nanostructural materials, and thin film deposition. He is Editor-in-Chief of Functional Materials Letters, and Editor of Materials Technology ― Advanced Functional Materials.