Green Energy Materials Handbook

Ming-Fa Lin is a distinguished professor in the Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. He received his PhD in physics in 1993 from the National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan. His main scientific interests focus on essential properties of carbon-related materials and low-dimensional systems. He is a member of American Physical Society, American Chemical Society, and Physical Society of Republic of China (Taiwan).Wen-Dung Su is Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan. Dr. Su received a PhD from University of Florida and was awarded Outstanding Teaching Award, Institute of Engineering Education, Taiwan.

• Introduction Molecular effects of functional polymer binders on Li+ transport on the cathode surface within lithium ion battery2.1 Introduction2.2 Molecular dynamics simulation details2.3 Results and discussion2.4 Summary and future perspectives Essential properties of Li/Li+ graphite intercalation compounds3.1 Introduction3.2 The theoretical model3.3 Rich geometric structures of graphites and graphite intercalation compounds3.4 Unusual band structures of graphite-related systems3.5 van Hove singularities in density of states3.6 Chemical bondings and charge distributions3.7 Summary Defective and amorphous graphene as anode materials for Li-ion batteries: a first-principles study4.1 Introduction4.2 Computational methods4.3 Results and discussions4.4 Conclusion Rich Essential Properties of Si-Doped Graphene5.1 Introduction5.2 Computational methods5.3 Geometric structures of Si-adsorbed and Si-substituted graphene5.4 Rich electronic structures5.5 Spatial charge densities5.6 The diverse density of states5.7 Summary Diversified essential properties in transition metals adsorbed Graphene6.1 Introduction6.2 The theoretical model6.3 Results and discussions6.4 Summary Combining neural network with first-principles calculations for computational screening of electrolyte additives in lithium ion batteries7.1 Introduction7.2 Materials and methods7.3 Results and disscussions7.4 Conclusion Metal oxide-reduced graphene oxide (MO-RGO) nanocomposite as high performance anode materials in Lithium ion batteries 8.1 Introduction8.2 Potential binary metal oxides asanode materials in LIBs8.3 Complex metal oxides as anode materials in LIBs8.4 Metal oxide-graphene/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite as anode materials in LIBs8.5 Our research contribution toward LIB8.6 Conclusions In-situ X-ray and Neutron Analysis Techniques on Lithium/Sodium ion batteries9.1 Introduction9.2 Methodology for in-situ X-ray and neutron scattering experiments9.3 In-situ X-ray analysis on synergistic effects of Si anode materials9.4 In-operando X-ray diffraction - a quantitative analysis on Si-graphite negative electrode9.5 In-situ X-ray diffraction analysis of lithiation-induced crystal restructuring of Sn/TiO2 nanocrystallites9.6 In-operando neutron diffraction analysis on low temperature lithium diffusion behaviors in 18650 Li-ion battery9.7 In-operando neutron diffraction Studies on P2-Na2/3Fe1/3Mn2/3O2 cathode in a sodium ion battery9.8 Summary Micro-Phase Separated poly(VdF-co-HFP)/Ionic Liquid/Carbonate as Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries10.1 Introduction10.2 Experimental10.3 Results and discussion10.4 Conclusion Gel and solid electrolytes for Lithium ion batteries11.1 Introduction11.2 Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs)11.3 Gel Polymer Electrolytes (GPEs)11.4 Summary Silicon-Nanowire Based Hybrid Solar Cells12.1 Introduction12.2 Silicon nanowires fabrication12.3 PEDOT: PSS polymer as the p-type layer of hybrid solar cell application12.4 Silicon Nanowire based Hybrid Solar Cells12.5 Conclusion Characterization and Performance of Li-ZnO Nanofiber and Nanoforest Photoanodes for Dye-sensitized Solar Cell13.1 Introduction13.2 Experimental13.3 Results and discussion13.4 Conclusion Review of monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells and perovskite solar cells14.1 Introduction14.2 Monolithic dye-sensitized solar cells Mesoporous electrode for monolithic perovskite solar cells Conclusion 15. High-Performance Quasi-Solid-State Polymer Electrolytes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications16. Concluding Remarks 17. Perspective on Battery Research Index