Nickel metal hydride batteries / / edited by Kwo Young.

• TeilnehmendeR: Young, Kwo,
• Place / Publishing House: Basel, Switzerland : : MDPI,, [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 497 pages)

This book contains twenty papers focusing on research investigations in the field of nickel/metal hydride (Ni/MH) batteries in 2016. These papers summarize the joint efforts in Ni/MH battery research from BASF, Wayne State University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Michigan State University, and FDK during 2015 and 2016 through reviews of basic operational concepts; previous academic publications; issued US Patents and filed Japan Patent Applications; descriptions of current research results in advanced components and cell constructions; and projections of future works.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors. VII -- About the Guest Editor.IX -- Preface to "Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries".XI -- Kwo-Hsiung Young Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(4), 31 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/4/311 -- Chapter 1: Reviews -- Kwo-hsiung Young, K. Y. Simon Ng and Leonid A. Bendersky A Technical Report of the Robust Affordable Next Generation Energy Storage System-BASF Program Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(1), 2 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/1/211 -- Shiuan Chang, Kwo-hsiung Young, Jean Nei and Cristian Fierro Reviews on the U.S. Patents Regarding Nickel/Metal Hydride Batteries Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(2), 10 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/2/1031 -- Taihei Ouchi, Kwo-Hsiung Young and Dhanashree Moghe Reviews on the Japanese Patent Applications Regarding Nickel/Metal Hydride Batteries Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 21 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/2172 -- Kwo-hsiung Young and Shigekazu Yasuoka Capacity Degradation Mechanisms in Nickel/Metal Hydride Batteries Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(1), 3 -- http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/1/3115 -- Chapter 2: Metal Hydride Alloys -- Jean Nei and Kwo-Hsiung Young Gaseous Phase and Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Properties of Ti50Zr1Ni44X5 (X = Ni, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, or Cu) for Nickel Metal Hydride Battery Applications Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 24 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/24159 -- Kwo-Hsiung Young, Taihei Ouchi, Baoquan Huang and Jean Nei Structure, Hydrogen Storage, and Electrochemical Properties of Body-CenteredCubic Ti40V30Cr15Mn13X2 Alloys (X = B, Si, Mn, Ni, Zr, Nb, Mo, and La) Reprinted from: Batteries 2015, 1(1), 74-90 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/1/1/74193 -- Shiuan Chang, Kwo-hsiung Young, Taiehi Ouchi, Tiejun Meng, Jean Nei and Xin Wu Studies on Incorporation of Mg in Zr-Based AB2 Metal Hydride Alloys Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(2), 11 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/2/11213 -- Kwo-Hsiung Young, Taihei Ouchi, Jean Nei and Dhanashree Moghe The Importance of Rare-Earth Additions in Zr-Based AB2 Metal Hydride Alloys Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 25 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/25235 -- Kwo-hsiung Young, Diana F. Wong and Jean Nei Effects of Vanadium/Nickel Contents in Laves Phase-Related Body-CenteredCubic Solid Solution Metal Hydride Alloys Reprinted from: Batteries 2015, 1(1), 34-53 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/1/1/34262 -- Kwo-hsiung Young, Taihei Ouchi, Tiejun Meng and Diana F. Wong Studies on the Synergetic Effects in Multi-Phase Metal Hydride Alloys Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(2), 15 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/2/15284 -- Diana F. Wong, Kwo-Hsiung Young, Taihei Ouchi and K. Y. Simon Ng First-Principles Point Defect Models for Zr7Ni10 and Zr2Ni7 Phases Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 23 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/23314 -- Lixin Wang, Kwo-Hsiung Young and Hao-Ting Shen New Type of Alkaline Rechargeable Battery-Ni-Ni Battery Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(2), 16 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/2/16336 -- Tiejun Meng, Kwo-hsiung Young, John Koch, Taihei Ouchi and Shigekazu Yasuoka Failure Mechanisms of Nickel/Metal Hydride Batteries with Cobalt-Substituted Superlattice Hydrogen-Absorbing Alloy Anodes at 50 °C Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 20 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/20353 -- Chapter 3: Electrolyte -- Jean Nei, Kwo-Hsiung Young and Damian Rotarov Studies on MgNi-Based Metal Hydride Electrode with Aqueous Electrolytes Composed of Various Hydroxides Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 27 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/27375 -- Suli Yan, Kwo-Hsiung Young and K. Y. Simon Ng Effects of Salt Additives to the KOH Electrolyte Used in Ni/MH Batteries Reprinted from: Batteries 2015, 1(1), 54-73 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/1/1/54403 -- Chapter 4: Analytic Methodology -- Kwo-hsiung Young, Benjamin Chao and Jean Nei Microstructures of the Activated Si-Containing AB2 Metal Hydride Alloy Surface by Transmission Electron Microscope Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(1), 4 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/1/4429 -- Yi Liu and Kwo-Hsiung Young Microstructure Investigation on Metal Hydride Alloys by Electron Backscatter Diffraction Technique Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 26 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/26447 -- Hao-Ting Shen, Kwo-Hsiung Young, Tiejun Meng and Leonid A. Bendersky Clean Grain Boundary Found in C14/Body-Center-Cubic Multi-Phase Metal Hydride Alloys Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(3), 22 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/3/22465 -- Negar Mosavati, Kwo-Hsiung Young, Tiejun Meng and K. Y. Simon Ng Electrochemical Open-Circuit Voltage and Pressure-Concentration-Temperature Isotherm Comparison for Metal Hydride Alloys Reprinted from: Batteries 2016, 2(2), 6 http://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/2/2/6481.