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| Reference Number | EP/R021554/1 | |
| Title | ISCF Wave 1:Designing Electrodes for Na Ion Batteries via Structure Electrochemical Performance Correlations | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Other Power and Storage Technologies(Energy storage) 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 35%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 35%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 30%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Professor M Titirici No email address given Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary, University of London |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 January 2018 | |
| End Date | 31 December 2018 | |
| Duration | 12 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £1,101,992 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Energy | |
| Region | London | |
| Programme | ISCF Supergen | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Professor M Titirici , Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary, University of London (99.996%) |
| Other Investigator | Professor RCT (Robert ) Slade , Chemistry, University of Surrey (0.001%) Dr Q Cai , Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey (0.001%) Professor MT Dove , Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London (0.001%) Professor AJ Drew , Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London (0.001%) |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , Johnson Matthey plc (0.000%) Project Contact , Chinese Academy of Sciences (0.000%) Project Contact , Faradion Limited (0.000%) Project Contact , AVA-CO2, Switzerland (0.000%) Project Contact , Karolinska Institutet, Sweden (0.000%) |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | Alignment with the Industrial Strategy Challenge FundsThis proposal aims to advance fundamental knowledge within the development low cost anodes for Na-ion batteries in order to accelerate the commercialisation of Na-ion batteries in the UK. Our proposed research clearly aligns with the Industrial Strategy Challenge Funds objectives and aims as following:ELECTRONIBs will closely collaborate with major industrial battery developers in the UK (Johnson Matthey and Faradion). Having them closely involved within our research will enable us to further apply jointly for various industrial funds in the future (for example via Innovate UK or the future Faraday Institute) to facilitate collaborations with other major industrial and academic battery developers in the UK. This will in turn increase the UK businesses' investment in R&D and improved R&D capability and capacity.ELECTRONIBS is a highly interdisciplinary research involving materials synthesis, electrochemistry, advanced characterisation and modelling and academics with complementary expertise. We will work closely with many EU and international experts from Germany, China, Sweden and Japan and we will involve UK and International industries. Therefore, we are likely to have an important academic and industrial impact not only at national level but also internationally leading to an increased multi- and interdisciplinary research around the very challenging area of low cost energy storage.Having directly involved in our proposal several UK and international companies working in the challenging are of batteries and energy storage will likely lead to an increased business-academic engagement on innovation activities in the field of Na-ion batteries. Key results will be discussed directly with industry, with a view to applying for Innovate UK funding to develop products based on shared expertise - our knowledge and understanding of the materials and how to synthesize/process them; industry's knowledge of product development, from initial prototype to market-ready devices, as well as their keen business acumen and market knowledge needed to successfully take a product to market.ELECTRONIBS has partners ranging from well established companies like JM to smaller SMES working in the field of Energy Storage like Faradion as well as companies producing low cost carbon materials such as AVA CO2. We have collaborative links with Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, the pioneering hybrid motor vehicle company that has a truly international influence. We also have Chinese Academy of Science via the Institute of Physics involved which have now their own spin off in producing Na-ion batteries. This will likely lead to increased collaboration between younger, smaller companies and larger, more established companies up the value chain in the UK and internationally. Our international collaborations will likely increase overseas investment in R&D in the UK.Due to their outstanding energy and power density, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become the technology of choice for today's electrical energy storage. However, LIBs are not suitable for stationary energy storage because of their high costs and increasingly higher strain on lithium resources. Therefore there is a strong need to increase the diversity of energy storage solutions for energy security considerations. Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) started to receive significantly more attention as low cost and affordable alternative to LIBs. This grant will explore new lost cost anodes based on available precursors with the aim to increase the SIB performance and facilitate their comercialisation. We will develop fundamental insights into the mechanisms of sodium ion storage, diffusion and intercalation in our designed electrodes by employing complex characterisation techniques and molecular simulations during battery operation | |
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| Added to Database | 07/01/19 | |
