This book gives a comprehensive overview of electrochemical energy and conversion methods, including batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, hydrogen generation, storage, and solar energy conversion. Each chapter in these major parts addresses electrochemical processes, materials, components, degradation mechanisms, device assembly, and manufacturing. In addition, they all discuss the challenges and perspectives of the respective energy storage devices. Furthermore, two introductory chapters acquaint the reader with the fundamentals of energy storage and conversion, as well as with the general engineering aspects of electrochemical devices.
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