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As the best current option for powering electric vehicles, the lithium/air battery is a high-profile topic in engineering research. This, the first book exclusively devoted to the subject, covers their history, scientific background, and future potential.

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Lithium air rechargeable batteries are the best candidate for a power source for electric vehicles, because of their high specific energy density. In this book, the history, scientific background, status and prospects of the lithium air system are introduced by specialists in the field. This book will contain the basics, current statuses, and prospects for new technologies. This book is ideal for those interested in electrochemistry, energy storage, and materials science.

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Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Non-aqueous Electrolytes

Chapter 3. Cathode Electrochemistry in Non-aqueous Li-air Batteries

Chapter 4. The Kinetics and Product Characteristics of Oxygen Reduction and Evolution in Li-O2 Batteries

Chapter 5. Atomistic and First Principles -Computational Studies of Li-O2 Batteries

Chapter 6. Lithium-air Batteries Based on Protected Lithium Electrodes

Chapter 7. Air Electrodes for Aqueous Li-air Batteries

Chapter 8. Solid Electrolytes for Aqueous Lithium-air Batteries

Chapter 9. A Solid State, Rechargeable Lithium-Oxygen Battery

Chapter 10. Primary Lithium-Air Batteries

Chapter 11. Overview of Li/O2 Battery Systems, with a Focus on Oxygen Handling Requirements and Technologies

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Nobuyuki Imanishi is a professor of Chemistry at the Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, Japan. He studied industrial electrochemistry in 1986-1990 and received his Ph.D from Kyoto University. He started his research professionally in 1990 at Mie University where he also held the positions of assistant and associate professor. His main research focuses on functional materials and electrochemistry - particularly energy conversion and storage materials such as electrode materials for lithium batteries and fuel cells, and solid-state electrolytes for those batteries. His research also includes polymer lithium ion batteries and lithium-air batteries.

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