Electrochemical Energy Storage

Jean-Marie Tarascon is Professor at Collège de France, Paris, France and part of a research group that focuses on new sustainable batteries using abundant elements as well as promising systems such as lithium-air batteries.Patrice Simon is Professor at University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France. He is affiliated with the CIRIMAT laboratory (UMR 5085) where he mainly researches supercapacitors (improved energy density, etc.).

• INTRODUCTION viiCHAPTER 1. BATTERIES AND SUPERCAPACITORS: SOME REMINDERS 11.1. Main evolution of batteries from the 1980s to now 11.2. Supercapacitors: recent developments 8CHAPTER 2. ADVANCED LI-ION 112.1. Positive electrode materials for Li-ion technology 112.2. Negative electrode materials for Li-ion technology 142.3. The question of electrolytes for Li-ion technology 15CHAPTER 3. CAPACITIVE STORAGE 173.1. Carbonated materials for capacitive storage 173.2. Pseudocapacitive materials 183.3. Electrolytes for supercapacitors 203.4. Hybrid systems and middle-term goals 21CHAPTER 4. NEW CHEMISTRIES 234.1. Li-air technology 244.2. Li-S technology 274.3. Na-ion technology 294.4. Redox-flow technology 324.5. All-solid state batteries 36CHAPTER 5. ECO-COMPATIBLE STORAGE 415.1. Ionothermal synthesis 425.2. Bioinspired synthesis/approach 425.3. Organic electrodes for “green” Li-ion batteries and more durable batteries 455.4. Recycling and LCA 47CHAPTER 6. SMART MATERIALS 496.1. Photonics of insertion materials to create photo-rechargeable batteries 506.2. Micro-energy sources 51CHAPTER 7. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, RESEARCH PROMOTION AND EDUCATION 537.1. Development: industrial property 537.2. Education 547.2.1. Erasmus Mundus Master’s degree: Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC) 557.2.2. Specialization in Energy Storage and Conversion (SCE), at ENSCBP (Bordeaux – INP) 57CONCLUSION 59BIBLIOGRAPHY 63INDEX 75