Emerging Applications of Atomic Layer Deposition for Lithium-Ion Battery Studies

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 24; no. 27; pp. 3589 - 3615
• Main Authors: Meng, Xiangbo, Yang, Xiao-Qing, Sun, Xueliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 17.07.2012; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: atomic layer deposition; Electric Power Supplies; Electrochemical Techniques; Electrodes; Electrolytes; Lithium - chemistry; lithium-ion batteries; Nanostructures - chemistry; solid electrolytes; surface modification; Surface Properties

Lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs) are used widely in today's consumer electronics and offer great potential for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug‐in HEVs, pure EVs, and also in smart grids as future energy‐storage devices. However, many challenges must be addressed before these future applicatio...