Advanced Technologies for Rechargeable Batteries

This volume covers recent advanced battery systems such as Metal-Ion, Hybrid and Metal-Air Batteries under three sections. It includes introduction fluoride, potassium, zinc, chloride, aluminium, and iron ion batteries. Special or hybrid batteries included with calcium, nuclear, thermal, and lithium-magnesium hybrid batteries are explained. It summarizes the recent progress and chemistry behind the popular metal air batteries including a systematic overview of the components, design, and integration of these new battery technologies.

Features:
x Covers recent battery technologies in detail, from the chemistry to advances in the post lithium ion batteries.
x Reviews advances in various post lithium ion batteries have been discussed in detail.
x Includes section on ion batteries exploring new type of metal ion batteries.
x Each chapter focuses on a particular battery type including different metal ion batteries such as Zinc, Potassium, Aluminium and their air version batteries.
x Provides authoritative coverage of scientific contents via global contributing experts.

This book is aimed at graduate students, researchers and professionals in materials science, chemical and electrical engineering, and electrochemistry.