Review—Towards Efficient Energy Storage Materials: Lithium Intercalation/Organic Electrodes to Polymer Electrolytes—A Road Map (Tribute to Michel Armand)
Devaraj Shanmukaraj, Pierre Ranque, Hicham Ben Youcef, Teófilo Rojo, Philippe Poizot, Sylvie Grugeon, Stéphane Laruelle, Dominique Guyomard
Abstract
Green energy harvesting (solar and wind) and storage along with electrification of transport sector could bring about a major transformation in the CO 2 emission levels that we are currently experiencing. Lithium ion batteries provide an efficient energy storage system to realize this goal. The key developments in Li-ion battery technology starting from solid solution electrodes, intercalation electrodes, conversion electrodes, organic electrodes, and polymer electrolytes with a major focus on the contribution of Michel Armand, an eminent scientist who at a young age saw the future of energy storage, have been elaborated. Moreover, the direction of research that seems interesting to pursue for realizing our goals has also been outlined.