Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Advances in High-Energy Density Batteries

ISBN-13: 9780128196762 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Prashant Kumta; Aloysius Hepp; Moni Kanchan Datta

Spis treści

1. Introduction to the lithium-sulfur system: Technology and electric vehicle applications 2. Solid electrolytes for lithium-sulfur batteries 3. Applications of metal-organic frameworks for lithium-sulfur batteries 4. Multiscale modeling of physicochemical interactions in lithium-sulfur battery electrodes 5. Reliable HPLC-MS method for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of dissolved polysulfide ions during the operation of lithium-sulfur batteries 6. Modeling of electrode, electrolyte as well as interfaces related to lithium-sulfur batteries 7. Recent progress in fundamental understanding of selenium-doped sulfur cathodes during charging and discharging with various electrolytes 8. Suppression of lithium dendrite growth in lithium-sulfur batteries 9. The role of advanced host materials and binders for improving lithium-sulfur battery performance 10. Future of lithium-sulfur batteries: the criticality of solid electrolytes 11. New approaches to high energy density cathode and anode architectures for lithium-sulfur batteries 12. A solid-state approach to a lithium-sulfur battery 13. State estimation methodologies for lithium-sulfur battery management systems 14. Batteries for aeronautics and space exploration: recent developments and future prospects

O autorze

Prashant Kumta,Ph.D. obtained a Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Arizona in 1990. Professor Kumta is the Edward R. Weidlein Chair Professor at University of Pittsburgh. He is the author/co-author of over 150 refereed journal publications and has given more than 200 conference presentations with more than 66 invited presentations. He is a recognized authority in the area of advance Li-ion batteries. Aloysius F. Hepp earned a PhD in Inorganic Photochemistry in 1983 from MIT. He retired in December 2016 from the Photovoltaic & Electrochemical Systems Branch of the NASA Glenn Research Center. He was a visiting fellow at Harvard University from 1992-3. He was awarded the NASA Exceptional Achievement medal in 1997. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member at University of Albany and Cleveland State University. He has been Chief Technologist, Nanotech Innovations LLC, Oberlin, OH, USA since 2012. Dr. Hepp has co-authored nearly 200 publications (including six patents) focused on processing of thin film and nanomaterials for I-III-VI solar cells, Li-ion batteries, integrated power devices and flight experiments, and precursors and spray pyrolysis deposition of sulfides and carbon nanotubes. He has co-edited twelve books on advanced materials processing, energy conversion and electronics, biomimicry and aerospace technologies. He is currently Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (MSSP) and is currently the chair of the International Advisory Board of MSSP, as well as serving on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Mater. Sci. and Engin. B and Heliyon - all Elsevier journals. Moni K. Datta is an Assistant Professor at the Bioengineering Department of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, USA. Oleg I. Velikokhatnyi is an Assistant Professor, Bioengineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.