Electrochemical energy storage : physics and chemistry of batteries / Reinhart Job.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Job, Reinhart, author.

Series:

De Gruyter Textbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric batteries--Design and construction.

Electric batteries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XIII, 235 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Starting from physical and electrochemical foundations, this textbook explains working principles of energy storage devices. After a history of galvanic cells, different types of primary, secondary and flow cells as well as fuel cells and supercapacitors are covered. An emphasis lies on the general setup and mechanisms behind those devices to enable easy understanding for students from all technical and natural science disciplines.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Thermodynamics

3. Basics of electrochemistry

4. Batteries

5. Raw materials for lithium-ion batteries

Further reading

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-11-048442-0

OCLC:

1198931835