ABSTRACT
Figure 7.3 Chemical intercalation of the lithium ions in the polymer. Many efforts are spent to develop new materials for separators [4] and new solid-state electrolytes, both polymeric [5] and ceramic [6]. There are also highly intensive efforts for the development of new cathode materials with high redox potential [7], including
novel spinel compounds. The efficiency of different materials changes drastically between the raw form and the nanostructured form, the same molecules organized in different spatial position (pellets, nanoparticles, nanotubes, high-surface-ratio elements) can change their macroscopical behaviour and electrical characteristics,
because of their chemical and physical parameters (like surface energy). The correlation between these parameters and the electrochemical behaviour of electrode materials are still not completely defined.
