Synthetic strategies impacting voltage, capacity, and current capability of energy storage materials

Low temperature synthetic strategies for direct control of crystallite size and composition of energy storage materials will be discussed. This ability to synthetically control material properties enabled the systematic exploration of the fundamental properties of the materials, which reveals a dependence of electrochemical reversibility, current capability, and delivered capacity on chemical or physical properties, likely crystallite size. In a more general sense, fundamental studies involving the impact of physical and chemical properties of materials on their electrochemical properties are critical in the rational development of materials, which may address the present and future requirements for stationary and portable power.