This thesis outlines the investigation of various electrode materials for Li-ion battery (LIB) applications. Li-ion batteries are widely used in various portable electronic devices owing to their compactness, light weight, longer life, design flexibility and environment friendliness. This work describes the detailed synthesis and structural studies of various novel phosphate based cathode materials and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) composites as anode materials. Their electrochemical characterization as electrode for LIBs has been investigated in detail. The thesis also includes a comprehensive introduction for non-specialists in this field. The research could benefit and will appeal to scientists, especially new researchers working in the field of energy storage.

Autorentext

Shahul Hameed Abdulrahman obtained his MSc. Degree in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi), India in 2010. He obtained Ph.D. in the field of rechargeable batteries from National University of Singapore (NUS) under the supervision of Prof. Jagadese J. Vittal in 2015. He is currently working as a Post-Doctoral researcher at Qatar University in a joint research project between Korea Advanced Institute of Science and technology (KAIST), Korea and the Qatar University. His research is directed towards high energy density anode materials for Li-ion batteries.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Experimental Techniques.- Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of a Novel MOPOF Cathode, [Li2(VO)2(C2O4)(HPO4)2].- Room Temperature Synthesis of rGO/[K2(VO)2(C2O4)(HPO4)2] for Greener and Cheaper Lithium ion Batteries.- Single Source Precursor Route to Carbon Coated Li3V2(PO4)3 for Cathode and Anode Applications in Lithium ion Batteries.- Synthesis and Electrochemical Studies of a Metastable, Layered Phosphate I-LiVOPO4.- Single Source Precursor Route to rGO/Sb2S3 nanocomposites for Lithium ion Battery Anodes.- Graphene Wrapped Fe3O4 Nanoparticles as Stable and High Performance Anodes for Lithium ion Batteries.- Conclusions and recommendations for future work.