Nanostructured Materials Engineering and Characterization for Battery Applications

Amadou Belal Gueye is a Research Scholar at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He received his bachelor’s degree in physics-chemistry and his master’s degree in physical chemistry applied to energy and analysis, from Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal. He works in the field of lithium/sulfur batteries. Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.Dr. Nandakumar Kalarikkal is an Associate Professor at the School of Pure and Applied Physics and Joint Director of the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. His research activities involve applications of nanostructured materials, laser plasma, and phase transitions. He is the recipient of research fellowships and associateships from prestigious government organizations such as the Department of Science and Technology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Government of India. He has active collaborations with national and international scientific institutions in India, South Africa, Slovenia, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. He has more than 130 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He also co-edited nine books of scientific interest and co-authored many book chapters. Prof. Modou Fall is the Secretary General of the Senegalese Committee for Chemistry, Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Sciences and technologies Faculty, Cheikh Anta DIOP University of Dakar, Senegal.His main research interests include the synthesis, characterization and applications of conducting polymers, energy storage and conversion, corrosion studies and electroanalysis of hazardous compounds. He is the co-author of "General Physical Chemistry - Courses and exercises L1”. Dr. Arul Manuel Stephan is a Senior Principal Scientist of Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CSIR- CECRI), Karaikudi, India. His area of interest focuses on advanced materials for lithium-ion and lithium sulfur batteries. He was associated with Prof. Yuri Saito at Osaka National Research Institute, Osaka, Japan under Japan Science and Technology Agency (JSPS) fellowship. Subsequently he was involved in the development of porous membranes for lithium-ion batteries at the Department of Chemistry, The University of Tulsa. He was the recipient of the most cited article award from European Polymer Journal and Best Paper Award from "Energy Storage Materials" in 2017. He has more than 110 publications. Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.

• SECTION 1: Introduction to energy storage systems and fundamentals1. Electrochemical energy storage technologies: state of the art, case studies, challenges, and opportunities2. Battery modelingSECTION 2: Engineering of battery materials3. Nanostructured cathode materials4. Nanostructured electrolyte materials5. Nanostructured functionalized separators6. Nanostructured anode materials7. Computational materials design of nanostructured materials for battery applicationsSECTION 3: Battery characterization8. Characterization of battery materials by electrochemical method9. Characterization of battery materials by microscopy techniques10. Characterization of battery materials by neutron scattering methods11. Characterization of battery materials by X-ray methods12. Characterization of battery materials by mechanical13. Characterization of battery materials by surface spectroscopy methodsSECTION 4: Applications, practical considerations, and perspectives on batteries14. Battery manufacturing—from laboratory to industry—challenges15. Life cycle assessment of batteries16. Battery applications17. A simplified model to improve the performance of repurposed electric vehicle batteries18. Fully green batteries19. Integrated technologies and novel nanostructured materials for energy storage20. Future of lignocellulosic biomassderived activated carbon for battery application21. Artificial intelligence and machine learning in battery materials and their applications