Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion II-Batteries, Capacitors and Fuel Cells: Volume 496


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Proceedings of a December 1997 symposium. Half of the 140 papers presented discuss various aspects of lithium batteries, especially modeling, synthesis, and processing of cathode materials. Other topics include rechargeable battery anode materials, intercalation and Li bonding sites, supercapacitors, the use of novel materials, new colloidal deposition techniques, and sol-gel processing procedures. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR




Nonaqueous Electrochemistry


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An examination of applications of electrochemical techniques to many organic and inorganic compounds that are either unstable or insoluble in water. It focuses on the continuing drive toward miniaturization in electronics met by designs for high-energy density batteries (based on nonaqueous systems). It addresses applications to nonaqueous batteries, supercapacitators, highly sensitive reagents, and electroorganic and electroinorganic synthesis.




Selected Battery Topics


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Contains papers from five separate symposia of the 194th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society in Boston, Massachusetts, in November 1998. Papers reflect recent findings in aqueous batteries, battery applications, batteries for the 21st century, corrosion in batteries and fuel cells, and exploratory research and development of batteries and supercapacitors for electric and hybrid vehicles. Specific topics include nickel hydroxide and manganese dioxide electrode materials and compositions in primary and rechargeable batteries, power source modeling and performance, novel high voltage cathode materials, microbatteries, and lithium polymer electrolyte batteries. Lacks a subject index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR










Index of Conference Proceedings


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Research & Development


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Powder Materials


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This book contains 31 papers presented at the International Symposium on Powder Materials: Current Research and Industrial Practices held during the 1999 TMS Fall Meeting. The symposium was divided into five sessions: powder making and processing; combustion synthesis, shock synthesis and densification; reactor design and synthesis; net-shape powder parts; and structure/properties/processing relationships.







Materials Research to Meet 21st-Century Defense Needs


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In order to achieve the revolutionary new defense capabilities offered by materials science and engineering, innovative management to reduce the risks associated with translating research results will be needed along with the R&D. While payoff is expected to be high from the promising areas of materials research, many of the benefits are likely to be evolutionary. Nevertheless, failure to invest in more speculative areas of research could lead to undesired technological surprises. Basic research in physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science will provide the seeds for potentially revolutionary technologies later in the 21st century.