Metal Oxides in Batteries

Feng Liang is a professor in the Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Yunnan, China. His research interests cover nanomaterials and their applications in energy fields, including all solid-state batteries, sodium air/CO2 batteries, sodium ion batteries, supercapacitors, the growth mechanisms and preparation of nanomaterials by plasmas, plasma metallurgy and material integration, and plasma diagnosis and simulation.Shan Liu is a professor in the College of Chemical Engineering, North China University of Science and Technology, Hebei, China. His research focuses on energy and materials, nanomaterials, and applied electrochemistry.

• 1. Introduction2. Metal oxide-based materials for energy storage and conversion3. Metal oxides and their nanocomposites as anodes for Li-ion batteries4. Metal oxide-based materials as anodes for Na-ion batteries5. Metal oxides and their nanocomposites as anodes for K-ion batteries6. Metal oxide-based materials as cathodes for Li-ion batteries7. Metal oxides and their nanocomposites as cathodes for Na-ion batteries8. Metal oxide-based materials as cathodes for K-ion batteries9. Metal oxides and their nanocomposites in supercapacitors10. Metal oxides as catalysts for metal–air batteries11. Metal oxides as electrolytes for solid-state batteries12. Opportunities, challenges, and future outlook