The Routledge Companion to Applied Qualitative Research in the Caribbean / edited by Corin Bailey [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bailey, Corin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caribbean Area--History.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (117 pages)

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis (Unlimited), [2023]

Summary:

"This cutting-edge book provides a comprehensive examination of applied qualitative research in the Caribbean. It highlights the methodological diversity of qualitative research by drawing on its various approaches to the study of Caribbean society, addressing the lack of published qualitative research on the region. Featuring 17 chapters, the book covers 5 key areas, namely, Overview and Introduction; Gender, Crime and Violence; Gender and Intimate Partner Violence; Health, Management and Public Policy, and Migration and Tourism. Throughout the course of the book, the chapters explore how different kinds of qualitative research can be used to inform public policy and help deal with a myriad of socio-economic problems that affect Caribbean people. The book further uses distinct approaches to showcase a diverse selection of qualitative research methods, such as autoethnography, life history, narrative enquiry, participants' observation, grounded theory, case study, and critical discourse"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Editor's Biography

List of Contributors

Chapter 1 Introduction: Sodium-Sulfur Battery Technology

1.1 Introduction: Sodium-Sulfur Battery Technology

1.2 Brief History of Na-S Battery

1.3 Sodium Metal Batteries and the Operation of HT Na-S Batteries

1.4 The Transition from High-Temperature to RT Na-S Batteries

1.5 Development of the RT Na-S Batteries

1.6 Conclusion and Prospects

References Chapter 2 Sodium Metal Anode: Past, Present, and Future of Sodium Metal Anode

2.1 Introduction to the Sodium Metal Anode

2.2 Challenges in Developing a Stable Sodium Metal Anode

2.2.1 Unstable Solid Electrolyte Interphase

2.2.2 Dendrite Growth

2.2.3 Instabilities Due to Localized Physical Changes

2.2.4 Instability Due to Localized Chemical Changes

2.3 Strategies to Overcome the Challenges

2.3.1 Surface Polishing

2.3.2 Electrolyte Engineering

2.3.3 Interface Engineering

Designing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Interphases

2.3.4 Nanostructured Host and Current Collector 2.4 Future Prospects

References

Chapter 3 Sulfur Cathode: Progress in the Development of Sulfur Cathode

3.1 Introduction to Sulfur Cathode

3.1.1 Mechanistic Principle of the Sulfur Conversion Reaction

3.2 Challenges in Developing the Stable Sulfur Cathodes

3.2.1 Insulating Nature of Sulfur and its Discharge Species

3.2.2 Polysulfide Shuttling

3.2.3 Volume Expansion

3.2.4 Loss of Sulfur Species

3.2.5 Self-Discharge

3.2.6 Low Coulombic Efficiency

3.3 Progress in Developing Sulfur Cathodes

3.3.1 Physically Adsorbed S-Host

3.3.2 Chemisorbed S-Host 3.3.3 Covalently Bonded S-Host

3.3.4 Hybrid S-Host

3.4 Importance of Electrolyte/Sulfur (E/S) Ratio in Developing a Stable Sulfur Cathode

3.5 Strategies to Develop High-Loading Sulfur Cathodes

3.5.1 Synthesis Techniques

3.5.2 Coating Techniques

3.6 Future Prospects

3.6.1 Advanced Characterization Techniques

3.6.2 Computational Models

Chapter 4 Electrolytes for Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Batteries: A Holistic Approach to Understand Solvation

4.1 Basic Properties of the Electrolytes for Alkali Metal Batteries 4.1.1 Evolution of the Room-Temperature Sodium-Sulfur Battery

Transition from a Solid-Electrolyte to the Liquid Electrolyte

4.2 The Solid-Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) and the Importance of Sodium-Ion Solvation

4.3 Liquid Electrolyte to Quasi-Solid-State Electrolyte to Solid Electrolyte for Sodium-Sulfur Batteries

4.3.1 Advanced Liquid Electrolytes for RT Na-S Batteries

4.3.2 Quasi-Solid-State Electrolytes

4.3.3 Solid-State Electrolytes

4.4 Nature of Electrolyte and its Role in Developing a Stable SEI and CEI

4.5 Future Prospects

References.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781000984019

9781003263043

OCLC:

1402810664