Dr Chen Liao is a physical organic chemist and staff scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois, USA. Dr Liao received her PhD in 2008 from the University of Wyoming and joined Argonne in 2013, following postdoctoral positions at the University of Florida and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Her research focuses on materials development, diagnosis, and characterization methods for energy storage systems. She has over 70 publications and 10 US patents.
This book is intended for the chemist, chemical engineer, or material scientist who is measuring the properties and characterizing the materials used in batteries and in particular lithium-ion batteries with the goal of developing new designs and materials for improving battery properties. The descriptions of each test and the methods used to measure properties during battery operation are also very useful for those wanting to know more about the test methods. John J. Shea, IEEE, December 2022 -- John J. Shea