Zinc-Air Batteries

This book covers every aspect of the Zn-air battery, ranging from its historical development to the design of its components and devices and to the new trends of research.

1 INTRODUCTION TO ZINC-AIR BATTERIES
1. 1 Introduction
1. 2 History of Zn-air battery
1. 3 Structure and principle of Zn-air battery
1. 4 Evaluation of Zn-air battery
1. 5 Main issues of Zn-air battery

2 DESIGN OF OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYSTS IN PRIMARY ZINC-AIR BATTERIES
2. 1 Overview of oxygen reduction catalysts
2. 2 Precious metal catalysts
2. 3 Single-atom catalysts
2. 4 Carbon-based catalysts
2. 5 Transition metal oxide catalysts
2. 6 Miscellaneous catalysts

3 DESIGN OF BIFUNCTIONAL OXYGEN CATALYSTS IN RECHARGEABLE ZINC-AIR BATTERIES
3. 1 Oxygen redox reactions and catalyst candidates
3. 2 Carbon
3. 3 Metal oxides
3. 4 Heterostructured catalysts
3. 5 Carbon-based composites
3. 6 Other emerging catalysts
3. 7 Binder-free catalysts

4 DESIGN OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL AIR CATHODE IN ZINC-AIR BATTERIES
4. 1 Overview of three-dimensional air cathode
4. 2 Load of carbon-based catalysts
4. 3 Load of transition metal compounds
4. 4 Design of three-phase interface
4. 5 Conclusions

5 DESIGN OF ZN ANODE FOR ZINC-AIR BATTERIES
5. 1 Introduction
5. 2 Methods to optimize Zn anode for Zn-air batteries
5. 3 Conclusion and perspectives

6 DESIGN of ELECTROLYTE FOR ZINC-AIR BATTERIES
6. 1 Liquid electrolytes
6. 2 Gel polymer electrolyte

7 NEW DESIGN of ZINC-AIR BATTERIES
7. 1 Flexible Zn-air battery
7. 2 Hybrid Zn-air battery
7. 3 Zn-air flow battery

8 INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS OF ZN-AIR BATTERIES
8. 1 History of Zn-air batteries
8. 2 Primary Zn-air batteries
8. 3 Rechargeable Zn-air batteries