SBIR Phase II: Integration of Nanostructured Electrodes with Organosilicon Electrolytes for High Energy-Density Supercapacitors

SBIR 第二阶段：纳米结构电极与有机硅电解质的集成，用于高能量密度超级电容器

• 批准号: 0724469
• 负责人: Robert West
• 金额: $ 49.92万
• 依托单位: Silatronix, Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-15 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0724469&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Integration; Nanostructured

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project proposes the development of ultracapacitor devices that combine the use of nanostructured carbon electrodes with organosilicon electrolytes. These innovative ultracapacitor devices are expected to provide higher working voltages than existing devices, yielding significantly increased energy and power density. This Phase II project will use laboratory results to develop prototype devices and address issues associated with scale up and development of procedures for creating prototype devices. These ultracapacitor devices will be characterized for long-term use by evaluating their physical properties and stability. The size of the ultracapacitor market, already surpassing $200M, continues to grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 15%. The development of improved ultracapacitor energy storage devices should accelerate this growth by facilitating the commercial development of low-emission vehicles, which should reduce the overall demand for energy. Organosilicon-based electrolytes should improve the overall safety profile of ultracapacitor devices due to their low flammability and low vapor pressures. The improved safety and improved physical characteristics will expand opportunities for the use of ultracapacitors as robust energy storage devices in consumer electronics and industrial applications. This work will also assist in the development of a trained workforce by involving graduate students and postdocs in the research and development effort.

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目建议开发结合使用纳米结构碳电极和有机硅电解液的超级电容器设备。这些创新的超级电容器设备预计将提供比现有设备更高的工作电压，从而显著提高能量和功率密度。该第二阶段项目将使用实验室结果来开发原型设备，并解决与扩大规模和开发创建原型设备的程序相关的问题。这些超级电容设备将通过评估其物理性能和稳定性来表征其长期使用的特性。超级电容器市场的规模已经超过2亿美元，继续以超过15%的复合年增长率增长。通过促进低排放汽车的商业开发，改进的超级电容器储能装置的开发应该会加速这种增长，这应该会减少对能源的总体需求。有机硅基电解液由于其低易燃性和低蒸汽压，应该会改善超级电容器设备的整体安全状况。安全性的提高和物理特性的改善将扩大超级电容器在消费电子和工业应用中作为坚固耐用的能量存储设备的使用机会。这项工作还将通过让研究生和博士后参与研究和开发工作，帮助培养一支训练有素的劳动力队伍。