1. Material challenges and perspectives / Daiwon Choi, Wei Wang, and Zhenguo Yang -- 2. Cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries / Zhumabay Bakenov and Izumi Taniguchi -- 3. Anode materials for lithium-ion batteries / Ricardo Alcantara. [et al.] -- 4. Electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries / Alexandra Lex-Balducci, Wesley Henderson, and Stefano Passerini -- 5. Separators for lithium-ion batteries / Shriram Santhanagopalan and Zhengming (John) Zhang -- 6. First-principles methods in the modeling of li-ion battery materials / John S. Tse and Jianjun Yang -- 7. A multidimensional, electrochemical-thermal coupled lithium-ion battery model / Gang Luo and Chao-Yang Wang -- 8. State-of-the-art production technology of cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion batteries / Guoxian Liang and Dean D. MacNeil.