Organic Chemistry: Current Research
Open Access

Nanomaterials for lithium battery applications

2^nd International Conference on Past and Present Research Systems of Green Chemistry

September 14-16, 2015 Orlando, USA

N Satyanaryana

Pondicherry University, India

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Organic Chem Curr Res

Abstract :

There is a great demand for developing renewable and pollution free energy sources, because, fossil fuels produce pollution and deflating of fossil fuels reserves. Batteries come under one of the renewable and pollution free energy sources. Also, there is a great demand for developing safe, compact, light weight, better cycle life with high energy density batteries to meet the requirement for the exponential growth of portable electronic devices such as cellular phones, laptop computers, etc. The lithium ion batteries are more suitable to meet the above mentioned applications, since they provide high energy density compared to other available rechargeable batteries. Hence, wide range of materials, as anodes, cathodes and electrolytes, have been developed and investigated for the improved lithium battery technology. Recently, nanostructured materials are found to be better candidates than their respective crystalline counterparts. First, it will be reviewed briefly about various types of energy sources as well as renewable energy sources with special emphasis on batteries. Also, it will be reviewed briefly various types of batteries, need for portable energy devices with special emphasis on lithium batteries and its technology, issues and challenges facing rechargeable lithium batteries, i.e., materials, as anodes, cathodes and electrolytes, used in lithium battery technology, including the influence of use of nanostructured materials and their surface modifications. It will also be reviewed briefly about various synthesis processes used in the development of nanostructured materials. Finally, it gives the information about the investigation of Sol-Gel and combustion processes for the synthesis and surface modification of different types of nanostructured materials, as anodes, cathodes and electrolytes, useful in lithium battery technology. Also, it gives the information how the XRD, FTIR, TG/DTA techniques help to monitor the complete synthesis process for the preparation of the nanostructured materials. Finally, it also gives the information how the XRD, FTIR, DSC, TG/DTA, SEM-EDS, TEM, VSM, UV-Visible, Impedance spectroscopy, etc., techniques help to characterize the synthesized nanostructured materials.

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