This book highlights the use of one-dimensional transition metal oxides and their analogue nanomaterials for battery applications. The respective chapters present examples of one-dimensional nanomaterials with different architectures, as well as a wide range of applications, e.g. as electrode materials for batteries. The book also addresses various means of synthesizing one-dimensional nanomaterials, e.g. electrospinning, the Kirkendall effect, Ostwald ripening, heterogeneous contraction, liquid-phase preparation, the vapor deposition approach and template-assisted synthesis. In closing, the structural design, optimization and promotion of one-dimensional transition metal oxide electrode materials are discussed.

The book chiefly focuses on emerging configurable designs, including core-shell architectures, hollow architectures and other intricate architectures. In turn, the applications covered reflect essential recent advances in many modern types of battery. Accordingly, the book offers an informative and appealing resource for a wide readership in various fields of chemical science, materials and engineering.

Huan Pang received his Ph.D. from Nanjing University, China, in 2011 and is currently a Distinguished Professor and a Chinese Ministry of Education Young Changjiang Scholar. For the past 10 years, his group has been engaged in the design and synthesis of functional nanomaterials, especially for MOF-based materials. He serves on the editorial board of FlatChem and is the Managing Editor of EnergyChem. He has published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Catalysis, Chemical Society Reviews, Energy & Environmental Science and Advanced Materials. His research interests include the development of inorganic nanostructures and their applications in nanoelectrochemistry, with a focus on energy devices.