Lithium-Related Batteries: Advances and Challenges is a comprehensive treatment of advanced microscopic properties of lithium- and sodium-based batteries. It focuses on the development of the quasiparticle framework and the successful syntheses of cathode/electrolyte/anode materials in these batteries.

Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran works as a postdoctoral researcher at Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University.

Wen-Dung Hsu is Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University.

Jow-Lay Huang is Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University.

Ming-Fa Lin is NCKU Distinguished Professor of Physics, National Cheng Kung University.

1. Introduction 2. Small Polaron-Li-Ion Complex Diffusion in the Cathodes of Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries 3. Enrichment of Optical Excitations of LiFeO2 4. Positive Electrode Stability in Higher Voltage Region 5. Layered Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries (SIBs): Synthesis, Structure, and Characterization 6. Essential Geometric and Electronic Properties in Stage-n FeCl3-Graphite Intercalation Compounds 7. Studying the Anisotropic Lithiation Mechanisms of Silicon Anode in Li-Ion Batteries Using Molecular Dynamic Simulations 8. Optical Properties of Monolayer and Lithium-Intercalated HfX2 (X = S, Se, or Te) for Lithium-Ion Batteries 9. Mn-Based Oxide Nanocomposite with Reduced Graphene Oxide as Anode Material in Li-Ion Battery 10. In-situ Synthesis of Solid-State Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries 11. Rich Quasiparticle Properties of Li2S Electrolyte in Lithium-Sulfur Battery 12. Diversified Quasiparticle Phenomena of P2S5: Electrolyte in Lithium-Sulfur Battery 13. Cathode/Electrolyte Interface in High-Voltage Lithium-Ion Batteries: A First-Principles Study 14. Electrode/Electrolyte Interfaces in Sodium-Ion Battery: Roles, Structure, and Properties 15. Concluding Remarks 16. Open Issues and Challenges 17. Problems