Lithium-Ion Batteries: Science and Technologies 2009 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Jacket Description/Back: In developing electrochemical cells, one must keep in mind that the real goal is to package and control all the materials and components (cathode and anode active materials, electrolytes, separators, current collectors etc.) in a limited volume to enable maximum energy storage without creating any safety problems. In this manner, Li-Ion batteries (LIB) were first introduced to practical use in 1991. This book contains an in-depth review of electrode materials, electrolytes and additives for LIB, as well as indicators of the future directions for continued maturation of the LIB. Table of Contents: Contributors -- Introduction -- 1. Synopsis of the Lithium-Ion Battery Markets / Ralph J. Brodd -- 2. A Review of Positive Electrode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries / Masaki Yoshio, Hideyuki Noguchi -- 3. Carbon Anode Materials / Zempachi Ogumi, Hongyu Wang -- 4. Role Assigned Electrolytes: Additives / Makoto Ue -- 5. Carbon-Conductive Additives for Lithium-Ion Batteries / Michael E. Spahr -- 6. Applications of PVdF-Related Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries / Aisaku Nagai -- 7. SBR Binder (for Negative Electrode) and ACM Binder (for Positive Electrode) / Haruhisa Yamamoto and Hidekazu Mori -- 8. Production Processes for Fabrication of Lithium-Ion Batteries / Kazuo Tagawa, Ralph J. Brodd -- 9. Polyanionic Cathode-Active Materials / Shigeto Okada, Jun-ichi Yamaki -- 10. Overchange Behavior of MetalOxide-Coated Cathode Materials / Jaephil Cho, Byungwoo Park, Yang-kook Sun -- 11. Development of Metal Alloy Anodes / Nikolay Dimov -- 12. HEV Application / Tatsuo Horiba -- 13. Flame-Retardant Additives for Lithium-Ion Batteries / Masashi Otsuki, Takao Ogino -- 14. High-Energy Capacitor Based on Graphite Cathode and Activated Carbon Anode / Masaki Yoshio, Hitoshi Nakamura, Hongyu Wang -- 15. Development of LiCoCO2 Used for Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery / Hidekazu Awano -- 16. Cathode Materials: LiNiO2 and Related Compounds / Kazuhiko Kikuya, Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamamoto -- 17. Manganese-Containing Cathode Active Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries / Koichi Numata -- 18. Trends in Carbon Material as an Anode in Lithium-Ion Battery / Tatsuya Nishida -- 19. Functional Electrolytes Specially Designed for Lithium-Ion Batteries / Hideya Yoshitake -- 20. Lithium-Ion Battery Separators / Zhengming (John) Zhang, Premanand Ramadass -- 21. Polymer Electrolyte and Polymer Battery / Toshiyuki Osawa, Michiyuki Kono -- 22. A Novel Hard-Carbon Optimized to Large Size Lithium-Ion Secondary Batteries / Aisaku Nagai, Kazuhiko Shimizu, Mariko Maeda, Kazuma Gotoh -- 23. LiMn2O4 as a Large Capacity Positive Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries / Masaki Okada, Masaki Yoshio -- Index. Publisher Marketing: My Way to Lithium-Ion Batteries Yoshio Nishi I have been engaged in research and development (R&D) on novel materials for electronic appliances for 40 years since I joined Sony Corporation in 1966. I started my scientific career in Sony as a researcher of zinc-air batteries. After 8 years in R&D on electrochemistry, my research field was shifted against my will to el- troacoustic materials, specifically diaphragm materials for electroacoustic tra- ducers including loudspeakers, headphones, and microphones. My R&D work also extended to cabinet materials for speaker systems. This about-face was uncomfo- able for me at first, but it forced me to devote myself to the investigation of various classes of materials unfamiliar to me, covering pulp and paper, metals (i. e., Ti, Al, Be), ceramics (B4C, TiN, BN, SiC), carbonaceous materials (carbon fibers, intr- sic carbon, artificial diamond), reinforcing fibers for FRP (carbon fibers, aromatic polyamide fibers, glass fibers, SiC fibers, superdrawn polyethylene fibers), organic polymers (polyamides, polyethylene, polypropylene, polymethylpentene, poly- ides, polysulfones, polyetherimides, polyethersulfones, PET), boards (plywood, particle board), resin composites (bulk molding compounds, resin concretes, arti- cial marble), and so on. I also was engaged in development of piezoelectric lo- speakers employing poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVdF). The remarkably successful output from my R&D activities in those days were organic polymer whiskers and bacterial cellulose. The former was the first organic whisker in the world disc- ered by M. Iguchi,1 which is composed of polyoxymethylene (POM).