A comprehensive overview of the research developments in the burgeoning field of metal-air batteries An innovation in battery science and technology is necessary to build better power sources for our modern lifestyle needs. One of the main fields being explored for the possible breakthrough is the development of metal-air batteries. Metal-Air Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications offers a systematic summary of the fundamentals of the technology and explores the most recent advances in the applications of metal-air batteries. Comprehensive in scope, the text explains the basics in electrochemical batteries and introduces various species of metal-air batteries. The authora noted expert in the fieldexplores the development of metalair batteries in the order of Liair battery, sodiumair battery, zincair battery and MgO2 battery, with the focus on the Liair battery. The text also addresses topics such as metallic anode, discharge products, parasitic reactions, electrocatalysts, mediator, and Xray diffraction study in Liair battery. MetalAir Batteries provides a summary of future perspectives in the field of the metalair batteries. This important resource: Covers various species of metalair batteries and their components as well as system designation Contains groundbreaking content that reviews recent advances in the field of metalair batteries Focuses on the battery systems which have the greatest potential for renewable energy storage Written for electrochemists, physical chemists, materials scientists, professionals in the electrotechnical industry, engineers in power technology, Metal-Air Batteries offers a review of the fundamentals and the most recent developments in the area of metal-air batteries.

Xin-Bo Zhang, PhD, is Professor in Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. His research interests mainly focus on functional inorganic materials for energy storage and conversion with fuel cells and batteries, especially lithium-air batteries.

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