1. INTRODUCTION1.1 One-Dimensional Nanomaterials1.2 Energy Storage Science and Technology1.3 Overview of Nanowire Energy Storage Materials and Devices 2. FUNDAMENTALS OF NANOWIRE ENERGY STORAGE2.1 Physical and Chemical Properties of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials2.2 Thermodynamics and Kinetics of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials2.3 Basic Performance Parameters of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices2.4 Interface Characteristics of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials2.5 Optimization Mechanisms of Electrochemical Performance of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials 2.6 Theoretical Calculations of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials2.7 Summary and Outlook3. DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF NANOWIRES3.1 Conventional Nanomaterials3.2 Porous Nanomaterial3.3 Hierarchical Nanomaterials3.4 Heterogeneous Nanomaterials3.5 Hollow Nanomaterials3.6 Summary and Outlook4. NANOWIRES FOR IN-SITU CHARACTERIZATION4.1 In-Situ Electron Microscopic Characterization4.2 In-Situ Spectroscopy Characterization4.3 In-Situ Characterization of Nanowire Devices4.4 Other In-Situ Characterization4.5 Summary and Outlook5. NANOWIRES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES5.1 Electrochemistry, Advantages, and Issues of Lithium-Ion Batteries5.2 Unique Characteristic of Nanowires for Lithium-Ion Batteries5.3 Nanowires as Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries5.4 Nanowires as Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries5.5 Nanowires-Based Separators in Lithium-Ion Batteries5.6 Nanowires-Based Solid-State Electrolytes in Lithium-Ion Batteries5.7 Nanowires-Based Electrodes for Flexible Lithium-Ion Batteries5.8 Summary and Outlook6. NANOWIRES FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERIES6.1 Advantages, and Issues of Sodium-Ion Batteries6.2 Nanowires as Cathodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries6.3 Nanowires as Anodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries6.4 Summary 7. NANOWIRES FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES7.1 Advantages, and Issues of Li-S Batteries 7.2 Nanowires as Cathodes in Li-S Batteries 7.3 Nanowires as Anode in Li-S Batteries 7.4 Nanowires as Additives or Interlayers in Li-S Batteries7.5 Summary and Outlook8. APPLICATION OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL NANOMATERIALS IN SUPERCAPACITORS8.1 Advantages of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials in Supercapacitors8.2 One-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Electric Double Layer Supercapacitors8.3 One-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Pseudocapacitive Supercapacitors 8.4 One-Dimensional Nanomaterials of Hybrid Supercapacitors8.5 Summary and Outlook9. NANOWIRES FOR OTHER ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES9.1 Metal-Air Battery9.2 Polyvalent Ion Batteries9.3 Alkaline Battery9.4 Sodium/Lithium-Sulfur Batteries9.5 Summary and Outlook10. CONCLUSION AND OUTLOOK
Liqiang Mai is Chair Professor of materials science and engineering at Wuhan University of Technology (WUT). He is Changjiang Scholar Professor and Distinguished Young Scholar of the National Science Fund of China. He received his PhD degree from WUT in 2004 and undertook postdoctoral research with Prof. Zhonglin Wang at Georgia Institute of Technology from 2006-2007. He worked as advanced research scholar at Harvard University from 2008-2011 and Prof. Peidong Yang's group at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2017. His current research interests focus on nanomaterials and devices for energy storage.