The electrochemical energy storage is a means to conserve electrical
energy in chemical form. This form of storage benefits from the fact
that these two energies share the same vector, the electron. This
advantage allows us to limit the losses related to the conversion of
energy from one form to another. The RS2E focuses its research on
rechargeable electrochemical devices (or electrochemical storage)
batteries and supercapacitors.
The materials used in the electrodes are key components of lithium-ion
batteries. Their nature depend battery performance in terms of mass and
volume capacity, energy density, power, durability, safety, etc. This
book deals with current and future positive and negative electrode
materials covering aspects related to research new and better materials
for future applications (related to renewable energy storage and
transportation in particular), bringing light on the mechanisms of
operation, aging and failure.