Friday 12 February 2010

Li-ion Rechargeable Batteries: Novel Materials

The review article entitled 'Lithium-ion Rechargeable Batteries: Novel Materials' by Jerry Barker has now been published in the 'Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology' (Elsevier, January 2010). The review gives an overview and summary of the present status of anode and cathode materials.

The abstract for the article may be found here:

Lithium-ion Rechargeable Batteries: Novel Materials

The encyclopedia contains several other articles in the energy storage sector that you may find useful.

Jerry

Li2FePO4F - A Fluorophosphate active material for Li-ion Applications

Following on from our previous discussions regarding the LiMPO4F (M = Fe, Mn, V, Cr etc.) and Li2MPO4F (M = Fe, Mn, Co, Ni etc.) active materials for Li-ion applications, a recent paper by Linda Nazar et al. describes the electrochemistry of the LiFePO4F- Li2FePO4F insertion system. The abstract to this manuscript may be found here:

Tavorite Lithium Iron Fluorophosphate Cathode Materials, ESL 13, A43, 2010

The use of these materials in Li-ion batteries is covered in several US patents and patent applications (inventors J. Barker and co-workers).

Jerry