Insertion Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries

Insertion electrode materials are included in the majority of ambient-temperature rechargeable batteries. The reason for their widespread application is the fact that electrochemical insertion ("electroinsertion") reactions are intrinsically simple and reversible. The term electroinsertion refers to a host/guest solid-state redox reaction involving electrochemical charge transfer coupled with insertion of mobile guest ions from an electrolyte into the structure of a solid host, which is a mixed electronic and ionic conductor. [...]