• Introduction of silicon • Chemistry of silicon • Reaction mechanisms of silicon anode • Problems • Synthesis and modification methods • One literature example
• Overview of anode materials • Introduction of graphite • Chemistry of graphite • Molecular structure and Li insertion • Synthesis and modification methods • One literature example
• Discovery • Chemistry of LiFePO4 • Molecular structure and Li diffusion • Advantages and disadvantages • Synthesis and modification methods • One literature example
• Important Terms of batteries • Why lithium batteries? • Necessity, and advantage • Different types of lithium batteries • Primary and secondary/rechargeable • Working mechanism • How they store charges