NSF-MRI: Acquisition of Integrated Glovebox Vapor Deposition and Spin Coating Systems for Research and Education

该奖项为路易斯安那州泽维尔大学（Xavier University of Louisiana，XEAN）的锂蒸发系统的收购提供资金。这一新系统将补充位于克赖斯特彻奇的固体高能锂电池（SHELiB）中心的现有基础设施，并将用于纳米技术和能源等关键研究领域的少数民族学生的研究和培训。XEMPLE学生将获得最先进的锂电池技术的经验。此外，GaTECH和奥本大学的学生也将来到Xcampus使用这些设备。该仪器的收购将有助于SHELiB中心的使命，即提供机会和支持系统，招募，保留和发展STEM相关学科的本科生。几个博士后，研究生，和60多个代表性不足的少数民族学生将受到新仪器的可用性的影响。该提案是收购嵌入MBraun Labstar手套箱的锂蒸发系统，用于研究和教育，以促进对各种储能系统的理解，重点是创造新颖的界面现象。这一系统的收购将对在XENUS固体高能锂电池（SHELiB）中心进行的各种研究活动产生影响。该系统将能够制备阳极材料与固体或聚合物电解质之间的受控界面。这将允许跨界面的运输和稳定性的研究，这将导致固体高能锂电池的开发。参与研究的研究人员来自Xcad、格鲁吉亚理工学院、奥本大学、美国陆军研究实验室（ARL）和NASA，他们将直接受益于新设备的可用性。该系统将能够原位制备所需的界面，而不将材料暴露于周围环境。界面研究对于设计对Li电极稳定的新电解质系统至关重要。为了利用Li高能量容量电极，必须了解它们不稳定的原因。PI拥有专业知识和积极的研究计划，探索这些类型的材料及其界面。拟议的项目将为形成具有高能量密度和增强安全性的全固态锂电池铺平道路。此外，在界面过程中获得的知识将广泛受益于与能源需求相关的领域，如燃料电池和氢气生产。

This award provides funding for the acquisition of a lithium evaporation system at the Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA). This new system will complement the existing infrastructure at the Solid High Energy Lithium Battery (SHELiB) Center at XULA and it will be used for research and training of underrepresented minority students in critical research areas such as nanotechnology and energy. XULA students will gain experience in the state-of-the-art lithium battery technology. In addition, students from GaTECH and Auburn University will come to XULA to use the equipment. The acquisition of this instrumentation will contribute to the mission of the SHELiB Center which is to provide opportunities and support systems that recruit, retain and develop undergraduate students in STEM-related disciplines. Several postdocs, graduate students, and over 60 underrepresented minority students will be impacted by the availability of the new instrumentation.This proposal is to acquire a lithium evaporation system imbedded in an MBraun Labstar glovebox for research and education, to advance the understanding of a variety energy storage systems, with a focus on creating novel interface phenomena. The acquisition of this system will have an impact on the wide variety of research activities conducted in the Solid High Energy Lithium Battery (SHELiB) Center at XULA. This system will enable the preparation of controlled interfaces between anode materials and solid or polymer electrolytes. This will allow the study of transport and stability across the interfaces that will lead to the development of solid, high-energy lithium batteries. Participating investigators from XULA, Georgia Institute of Technology, Auburn University, US Army Research Lab (ARL), and NASA will directly benefit from the availability of the new equipment. This system will enable the preparation of the desired interfaces in situ without exposing the materials to ambient environment. Interfacial research is critically needed for designing new electrolyte systems that are stable against Li electrodes. To take advantage of Li high energy capacity electrode, the reason for their instability must be understood. The PIs have expertise and active research programs that explore these types of materials and their interfaces. The proposed projects will pave the way towards the formation of all-solid-state lithium batteries with high energy density and enhanced safety. Also, knowledge gained in interfacial processes will broadly benefit areas related to energy needs such as fuel cells and hydrogen production.