Lithium Titanate‐Based Nanomaterials for Lithium‐Ion Battery Applications: A Critical Review

This chapter starts with an introduction to various materials (anode and cathode) used in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with more emphasis on lithium titanate (LTO)-based anode materials. A critical analysis of LTO's synthesis procedure, surface morphology, and structural orientations is elaborated in the subsequent sections. The lithiation and delithiation mechanisms of LTO-based anode materials are discussed in detail. The performance of these LTO-based LIBs is compared with other commercially available LIBs. The current state-of-the-art technology of LTO-based batteries is discussed in detail. A comparison with other current state-of-the-art anode materials is also made. The commercialization prospects of LTO-based anode materials for LIBs are also debated.