Energy Storage Materials: Innovations and Emerging Trends addresses the urgent global need for advanced, sustainable energy storage solutions. As the transition to renewable energy accelerates, the demand for high-performance, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly storage systems has never been greater. This scientific reference fills a critical gap by focusing on the latest developments in materials chemistry, nanotechnology, and device engineering, offering a consolidated resource for researchers and professionals navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of energy storage technologies. The book's contents are organized into three distinct parts: fundamentals of energy storage, advanced functional materials, and emerging technologies.
Chapters provide in-depth coverage of core concepts, including design metrics, battery principles, and the optimization of electrolytes and separators. The book explores the synthesis, properties, and applications of cutting-edge materials such as carbon quantum dots, graphene derivatives, metal oxides and sulfides, conducting polymers, MXenes, MBenes, organometallic frameworks, MOFs, and their composites. It further examines sustainable and adaptive solutions including biomass-derived electrodes, hydrogel-based materials, self-healing systems, thin-film devices, and computational modeling, culminating in a forward-looking analysis of market trends and future directions.
Chapters provide in-depth coverage of core concepts, including design metrics, battery principles, and the optimization of electrolytes and separators. The book explores the synthesis, properties, and applications of cutting-edge materials such as carbon quantum dots, graphene derivatives, metal oxides and sulfides, conducting polymers, MXenes, MBenes, organometallic frameworks, MOFs, and their composites. It further examines sustainable and adaptive solutions including biomass-derived electrodes, hydrogel-based materials, self-healing systems, thin-film devices, and computational modeling, culminating in a forward-looking analysis of market trends and future directions.
Table of Contents
Part I: Fundamentals of Energy Storage1. Energy Storage Fundamentals: Design and Performance Metrics
2. Essentials of Battery Technology: Principles and Performance Indicators
3. Electrolytes and Separators in Energy Storage: Optimizing Ion Transport and Device Stability
Part II: Advanced Functional Materials for Energy Storage Systems
4. Carbon Quantum Dots and Composite Materials: Versatile Platforms for Energy Storage
5. Graphene-Based Materials: Engineering Advanced Energy Storage Solutions
6. Metal Oxides: High-Performance Electrode Materials for Batteries and Supercapacitors
7. Metal Sulfides: Promising Electrode Materials for Energy Storage Systems
8. Conducting Polymers in Energy Storage Systems
9. MXenes: Emerging 2D Carbides and Nitrides for Next-Generation Energy Storage
10. MBenes: Emerging 2D Boride Materials for Energy Storage Systems
11. Organometallic Frameworks: Tunable Architectures for Electrochemical Energy Storage
12. MOF-Derived Porous Materials: Bridging Structural Design and Energy Applications
13. MOF/MXene Composites: Synergistic Architectures for High-Performance Energy Devices
14. MXene-Polymer Composites: Engineering Conductive and Flexible Energy Storage Materials
Part III: Emerging Technologies and Future Directions
15. Biomass-Derived Materials: Green and Sustainable Electrodes for Energy Storage
16. Hydrogel-Based Electrodes: Soft and Flexible Materials for Energy Storage
17. Self-Healing Energy Storage Materials: Adaptive Solutions for Long-Term Stability
18. Thin-Film Energy Storage Devices: Nanoscale Engineering for Sustainable Energy Solutions
19. Computational Modeling in Energy Storage: Designing Materials and Predicting Performance
20. Energy Storage Revolution: Challenges, Breakthroughs, and Market Prospects
Authors
Kalathiparambil Rajendra Pai Sunajadevi Professor, Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India.Dr. Kalathiparambil Rajendra Pai Sunajadevi completed her Master's in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, in 1999, and received her PhD in Chemistry from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India. She is currently working as a professor at the Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. Her research interests include Nanochemistry, Organocatalysis, Material science, MXene, Photocatalysis, Energy storage and production. Throughout her career, she has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in journals and has 6 patents to her credit. According to Google Scholar, her h-index stands at 20 (Citations more than 1000). In addition, she also serves as a reviewer in several reputed peer-reviewed journals.
Dephan Pinheiro Professor, Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India. Dr Dephan Pinheiro completed his Master's in Chemistry from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, in 1989, and completed his PhD from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India. He is currently working as a professor at the Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India. His research interests include Nanochemistry, Catalysis, and Materials science. Habil. Martin Mkandawire Professor of Solid-State Chemistry and the Chair of the Chemistry Department at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Martin Mkandawire is a Professor of Solid-State Chemistry and the Chair of the Chemistry Department at Cape Breton University in Nova Scotia, Canada. He holds a Habilitation degree with a venia legendi and a Doctorate (Dr. rer. nat.). His research specializes in smart and advanced materials and technologies, aimed at providing cost-effective and energy-efficient solutions for medical and environmental applications. With over 200 publications to his name, including journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and abstracts, he has also authored and edited three scientific books as well as two poetry anthologies. In addition, he serves as an adjunct professor at both Dalhousie University and Karunya University in India and has been appointed as an Extraordinary Professor at North-West University in South Africa.
