Electrochemical Devices for Energy Storage Applications

Mesfin A. Kebede completed his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Inha University, South Korea, in 2009. He is currently a principal researcher at the Energy Centre, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in South Africa. He has been studying and researching the properties and applications of nanostructured materials as electrodes for lithium-ion battery, gas sensors, luminescent and photoluminescence and photocatalysis for more than a decade. In his prior career, he worked as an assistant professor at Hawassa University, Ethiopia, where he supervised and mentored MSc and PhD students’ research projects. He has authored two book chapters and more than 50 papers in reputed journals with an h-index of 14 with over 590 citations and has served as reviewer for several high-impact journals and as an editorial board member. Fabian I. Ezema is a professor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He earned a PhD in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His research focused on several areas of Materials Science, from synthesis and characterizations of particles and thin-film materials through chemical routes with emphasis on energy applications. For the last 15 years, he has been working on energy conversion and storage (cathodes, anodes, supercapacitors, solar cells, among others), including novel methods of synthesis, characterization and evaluation of the electrochemical and optical properties. He has published about 180 papers in various international journals and given over 50 talks at various conferences. His h-index is 21 with over 1500 citations and he has served as reviewer for several high impact journals and as an editorial board member.

Contents

Preface ...................................................................................................................................................... vii

Editors ....................................................................................................................................................... ix

Contributors .............................................................................................................................................. xi

1. Layered, Spinel, Olivine, and Silicate as Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery ............. 1

Mesfin A. Kebede, Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy, and Lehlohonolo F. Koao

2. Metal Oxide-Based Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Battery .................................................. 19

Mesfin A. Kebede and Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy

3. Sodium-Ion Battery Anode Materials and Its Future Prospects and Challenges .................... 41

Nithyadharseni Palaniyandy and Mesfin A. Kebede

4. Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion-Based Energy Storage Batteries ....................................... 59

Assumpta C. Nwanya, Mesfin A. Kebede, Fabian I. Ezema, and M. Maaza

5. Magnesium Battery ........................................................................................................................ 81

E. Sheha

6. Graphene-Based Electrode Materials for Supercapacitor Applications ................................. 101

Moshawe J. Madito, Katlego Makgopa, Christopher B. Mtshali, and Abdulhakeem Bello

7. Transition Metal Oxide-Based Nanomaterials for High Energy and Power Density

Supercapacitor .............................................................................................................................. 131

Raphael M. Obodo, Assumpta C. Nwanya, Tabassum Hassina, Mesfin A. Kebede,

Ishaq Ahmad, M. Maaza, and Fabian I. Ezema

8. The Role of Modelling and Simulation in the Achievement of Next-Generation

Electrochemical Capacitors ......................................................................................................... 151

Innocent S. Ike, Iakovos J. Sigalas, Sunny E. Iyuke, and Egwu E. Kalu

9. Cerium Oxide: Synthesis, Structural, Morphology, and Applications

in Electrochemical Energy Devices ............................................................................................. 181

Ugochi K. Chime, M. Maaza, and Fabian I. Ezema

10. Multifunctional Energy Storage: Piezoelectric Self-charging Cell .......................................... 197

Blessing N. Ezealigo, M. Maaza, and Fabian I. Ezema

11. The Contributions of Electrolytes in Achieving the Performance Index

of Next-Generation Electrochemical Capacitors (ECs) ............................................................ 215

Innocent S. Ike, Iakovos J. Sigalas, Sunny E. Iyuke, and Egwu E. Kalu

Index ...................................................................................................................................................... 249