Flexible Batteries

Flexible Batteries explores the advancements in flexible batteries, a promising energy storage solution, focusing on lithium-ion, aqueous, metal-air, and their applications in flexible devices.

Format: Hardback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The field of energy storage is undergoing a significant transformation with the emergence of flexible batteries, a promising new direction. In this comprehensive book, the authors delve into the key advancements in this rapidly evolving domain. They begin by introducing lithium-ion batteries, which currently dominate the market due to their widespread use. However, due to safety concerns associated with organic electrolytes, flexible aqueous batteries such as aqueous lithium-ion, sodium-ion, and zinc-ion batteries are also explored.

Given the potential of flexible metal-air batteries as the next-generation solution, the authors focus on lithium-air and aluminum-air batteries as examples to illustrate their applications in flexible battery construction. They also summarize the challenges faced when integrating flexible batteries with flexible energy harvesting devices, sensors, and supercapacitors.

This book, spanning both fundamental research and application development, serves as a valuable bridge between academia and industry. It caters to scholars and students studying materials science and engineering, chemical engineering, physics, energy science, and biomedical science, as well as scientists and engineers working in the industry. By providing a comprehensive overview of flexible batteries, the book equips readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to contribute to this rapidly growing field.

Weight: 464g
Dimension: 158 x 235 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032226545