Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage

by Wu, Yuping; Holze, Rudolf

• ISBN13: 9783527334315
• ISBN10: 3527334319
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-03-14
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Summary

This pioneering textbook on the topic provides a clear and well-structured description of the fundamental chemistry involved in these systems, as well as an excellent overview of the real-life practical applications.
Prof. Holze is a well-known researcher and an experienced author who guides the reader with his didactic style, and readers can test their understanding with questions and answers throughout the text.
Written mainly for advanced students in chemistry, physics, materials science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, this text is equally a valuable resource for scientists and engineers working in the field, both in academia and industry.

Author Biography

Rudolf Holze is Full Professor of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry at the Institute of Chemistry at Chemnitz University of Technology. He finished his studies of chemistry at Bonn University with a diploma thesis on new cathode materials for lithium batteries. His doctoral thesis focused on impedance measurements at porous electrodes for energy conversion systems. As a postdoctoral fellow with E.B. Yeager at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, he studied transition metal complexes as electrocatalysts for fuel cells. Research interests include spectroelectrochemistry, electrochemical materials science (intrinsically conducting polymers, corrosion, functionalized electrode surfaces) and corrosion. He has published several books and more than 280 research papers and reviews. In editorial boards of various journals and as editor he is actively involved in scientific communication, including the organization of conferences and workshops.

Yuping Wu is Full Professor of Chemistry at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. He studied chemistry at Xiangtan University, obtained his Master's degree in Engineering at China Institute of Atomic Energy, followed by a doctoral degree at Chinese Academy of Science. After a postdoctoral stay at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, he was at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan as a visiting researcher. He stayed at Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany as a Humboldt Fellow before joining Fudan University. His research interests cover rechargeable lithium batteries, solar-related energy conversion, supercapacitors, fuel cells and nanotechnology.

Table of Contents

PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS OF ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE
ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS: CLASSIFICATION, TYPICAL PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS, HYBRID TYPES
THERMODYNAMICS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS
KINETICS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESSES
ELECTRODES AND ELECTROLYTES
PRIMARY SYSTEM:
Aqueous systems
Nonaqueous systems
Metal-air systems
SECONDARY SYSTEM
Aqueous systems
Nonaqueous systems
FUEL CELLS
SUPERCAPS