Synopses & Reviews
Significant advances in our understanding of the electrochemistry of the solid state have taken place over the past thirty years, and the subject is highly relevant to chemists and physicists working on batteries, sensors, and fuel cells. This book covers topics such as the different natures of ionic conductivity in solid (ceramic) electrolytes, glasses, and polymer electrolytes; the thermodynamics and kinetics of intercalation reactions; and the interface between solid electrolytes and electrodes, which is contrasted with the more conventional liquid state electrochemistry. This text provides an essential foundation for postgraduates and will also be of value in advanced undegraduate courses.
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"The graduate student who is beginning research...will find this book an excellent companion and introduction to where the battery field stands...Professionals who are just entering the field will also want a copy on their desks...I have no hestitation in recommending [it] to anyone interested in the electrochemistry of solids." M. Stanley Whittingham, Physics Today
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"Authoritative and up-to-date..." A. Fry, Choice
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"...an excellent introduction to the chemistry and electrochemistry of materials in solid-state cells." Michael Lerner, Materials Research Bulletin
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"...this is an important and valuable addition to the libraries of electrochemists and solid state chemists alike." Bruce Parkinson, Journal of the American Chemical Society
Synopsis
This book describes, for the first time in a modern text, the fundamental principles on which solid state electrochemistry is based. In this sense it is in contrast to other books in the field which concentrate on a description of materials. Topics include solid (ceramic) electrolytes, glasses, polymer electrolytes, intercalation electrodes, interfaces and applications. The different nature of ionic conductivity in ceramic, glassy and polymer electrolytes is described as are the thermodynamics and kinetics of intercalation reactions. The interface between solid electrolytes and electrodes is discussed and contrasted with the more conventional liquid state electrochemistry. The text provides an essential foundation of understanding for postgraduates or others entering the field for the first time and will also be of value in advanced undergraduate courses.
Synopsis
Describes for the first time the fundamental principles on which solid state chemistry is based. Topics include solid (ceramic) electrolytes, glasses, polymer electrolytes, intercalation electrodes, interfaces and applications.
Synopsis
The book deals with the electrochemistry of solids. This is a topic of relevance to electrochemists, chemists and physicists, particularly those working on batteries, sensors and fuel cells. The author describes the fundamentals on which solid state electrochemistry is based. In this sense it differs from other books on the subject, which tend to concentrate only on a description of materials. The book provides a useful reference for postgraduates and researchers entering the field.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction P. G. Bruce; 2. Crystalline solid electrolytes I: general considerations and the major materials A. R. West; 3. Crystalline solid electrolytes II: material design J. B. Goodenough; 4. Ionic transport in glassy electrolytes J. L. Souquet; 5. Polymer electrolytes I: general principles D. F. Shriver and P. G. Bruce; 6 Polymer electrolytes II: physical principles P. G. Bruce and F. M. Gray; 7. Insertion electrodes I: atomic and electronic structure of the hosts and their insertion compounds W. R. McKinnon; 8. Electrode performance W. Weppner; 9. Polymer electrodes B. Scrosati; 10. Interfacial electrochemistry R. D. Armstrong and M. Todd; 11. Applications O. Yamamoto.