Editors: Tinglu Song, Fan Xu, Chunli Li

Advanced Characterization Technologies for Secondary Batteries

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Printed Copy: US $67
Library License: US $196
ISBN: 978-981-5305-43-2 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5305-42-5 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2024
DOI: 10.2174/97898153054251240101

Introduction

This book focuses on crucial characterization methods adopted for materials, design and performance of secondary batteries. The book is divided into eight chapters aiming to provide comprehensive and essential guidance on battery characterizations. Each chapter focuses on a specific technique: electron microscopy, focused ion beam methods, atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectra, neutron diffraction, synchrotron-radiation X-ray tomography, and ultrasonic nondestructive testing.

Key Features:

  1. -Comprehensive coverage of characterization techniques for secondary battery technology
  2. -Explains the working principle, essential functions and data analysis for each technique
  3. - In-depth review of recent applications of secondary batteries from both material and device perspectives
  4. -Detailed reference list for advanced readers

This monograph is intended as a resource for the broad research community involved in materials and device testing for batteries at academic and industrial levels. It also serves as a reference for engineering students required to learn advanced characterization techniques for developing rechargeable battery technology.

Readership

Students (technology and engineering), researchers and professionals (battery technology).

Foreword

The growing global demands for electric energy storage and renewable resources promote the development of various secondary batteries, including metal-ion batteries, metal-air batteries, etc. Despite significant progress obtained in recent decades, permanent goals exist in secondary batteries to continually improve their energy density and durability/safety. To achieve this, it becomes imperative to elucidate the relationship between micro-level structures/properties and device performance. However, conventional measurements may fail to meet such stringent requirements.

In this book, eight typical advanced characterization tools in battery research are introduced, including various microscopy, spectroscopy, and diffraction techniques. More importantly, it includes several attractive techniques that have been employed in battery studies yet have not been in-depth discussed, such as neutron diffraction and ultrasonic nondestructive testing. Furthermore, related applications and future prospects are reviewed and presented. I believe that this book will be an essential and important guide for the broad battery research community.

Congratulations to the editors and all authors for successfully accomplishing this book.

Gu Xu
Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
McMaster University, Ontario, Canada