ABSTRACT
A relatively new field, nanotechnology has expanded to almost every scientific sector since its origin in the 1980s. This chapter focuses on the potential of nanotechnology in batteries, in particular, with a review of the current and past developments in the field. At the forefront of the rechargeable portable energy industry, lithium-ion batteries have endured as the primary contender for powering up electronic devices. They are ubiquitous and have been so for more than 30 years. Carbonaceous materials, though deemed unpromising by some due to cycling and safety concerns, are actually still very commonly studied and ventured to improve. Energy and power densities are considered two of the main factors in truly gauging a battery's potential, along with cycling ability. They reflect not just what a battery may offer in terms of stored electric potential, but for how long, and how well.
