Electrochemical energy storage: batteries and capacitors

Abstract

This chapter explains and discusses present issues and future prospects of batteries and supercapacitors for electrical energy storage. Materials aspects are the central focus of a consideration of the basic science behind these devices, the principal types of devices, and their major components (electrodes, electrolyte, separator). Both experimental and modeling issues are discussed, in the context of needed advancements in battery and supercapacitor technology.