Energy Storage and Conversion Materials

Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran obtained her Ph.D. in Physics in 2017 from the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. Afterward, she began to work as a postdoctoral researcher and then an assistant researcher at Hierarchical Green-Energy Materials (Hi-GEM) Research Center, NCKU. Her scientific interest is focused on the fundamental (electronic, magnetic, and thermodynamic) properties of 2D materials and rechargeable battery materials by means of the first-principles calculations.

This book explores energy storage and conversion materials, covering mainstream theoretical and experimental studies and applications. It investigates properties of rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, and fuel cells, theoretical simulations, machine learning, high-resolution experimental measurements, and device performance.

1. Introduction, 2. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Amorphous Silicon Anode in Li-Ion Batteries, 3. Rich Intercalations in Graphite Magnesium Compounds, 4. Na-Intercalation Compounds and Na-Ion Batteries, 5. Electronic Properties of LiLaTiO4 Compound, 6. Electronic Properties of Li2S-Si Heterojunction, 7. Electronic and Magnetic Properties of LiMnO2 Compound, 8. Surface Property of High-Voltage Cathode LiNiPO4 in Lithium-Ion Batteries: A First-Principles Study, 9. Introductory to Machine Learning Method and Its Applications in Li-Ion Batteries, 10. SnOx (x = 0,1,2) and Mo Doped SnO2 Nanocomposite as Possible Anode Materials in Lithium-Ion Battery, 11. Polymer Electrolytes Based on Ionic Liquid and Poly(ethylene glycol) via in-situ Photopolymerization of Lithium-Ion Batteries, 12. Synthesis of Multiporous Carbons with Biomaterials for Applications in Supercapacitors and Capacitive Deionization, 13. Low-Dimensional Heterostructure-Based Solar Cells, 14. Towards High-Performance Indoor Dye-Sensitized Photovoltaics: A Review of Electrodes and Electrolytes Development, 15. Progress and Prospects of Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, 16. Concluding Remarks, 17. Energy Resources and Challenges, 18. Problems under Classical and Quantum Pictures