New Carbon Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems: Batteries, Supercapacitors and Fuel Cells [Paperback]

Carbonaceous materials play a fundamental role in electrochemical energy storage systems. Carbon in the structural form of graphite is widely used as the active material in lithium-ion batteries; it is abundant, and environmentally friendly. Carbon is also used to conduct and distribute charge effectively throughout composite electrodes of supercapacitors, batteries and fuel cells. The electronic conductive pathways are critical to delivering and extracting current out of the device. However, many challenges and the understanding of the role of carbon and its stability and efficiency in charge storage applications still exists. This NATO-ARW volume contains a diverse collection of papers addressing the role of carbon in some key electrochemical systems, both conventional and emerging. These papers discuss the latest issues associated with development, synthesis, characterization and use of new advanced carbonaceous materials for electrochemical energy storage. Such systems include: metal-air primary and rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, cathodes and anodes of lithium-ion and lithium polymer rechargeable batteries, as well as nanocarbon materials of the future.NEW CARBON MATERIALS FOR SUPERCAPACITORS.- NOVEL CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FOR APPLICATION IN THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SUPERCAPACITORS.- EFFECT OF CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS ON PERFORMANCE OF CARBON-CARBON AND CARBON-Ni OXIDE TYPES OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITORS WITH ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE.- HYBRID SUPERCAPACITORS BASED ON ?-MnO2/CARBON NANOTUBES COMPOSITES.- DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCAPACITORS BASED ON CONDUCTING POLYMERS.- SUPERCAPACITORS: OLD PROBLEMS AND NEW TRENDS.- MODELING POROSITY DEVELOPMENT DURING KOH ACTIVATION OF COAL AND PITCH-DERIVED CARBONS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CAPACITORS.- GENERAL PROPERTIES OF IONIC LIQUIDS AS ELECTROLYTES FOR CARBON-BASED DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITORS.- CARBON MATERIALS FOR GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES, METAL AIR CELLS AND BATTERIES.- NEW CONCEPT FOR THE METAL-AIR BATTERIES USING COMPOSITl“7