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

该合同为路易斯安那州泽维尔大学(XULA)购买锂蒸发系统提供资金。这一新系统将补充XULA固体高能锂电池(SHELiB)中心的现有基础设施，并将用于在纳米技术和能源等关键研究领域对代表性不足的少数族裔学生进行研究和培训。XULA的学生将获得最先进的锂电池技术的经验。此外，来自高德和奥本大学的学生将来到徐州大学使用这些设备。收购这一仪器将有助于SHELiB中心的使命，即提供机会和支持系统，以招收、留住和发展STEM相关学科的本科生。几名博士后、研究生和60多名未被充分代表的少数民族学生将受到新仪器的影响。这项提议是为了获得一个嵌入在MBRAUN Labstar手套盒中的锂蒸发系统，用于研究和教育，以增进对各种储能系统的理解，重点是创造新的界面现象。收购这一系统将对徐州大学固体高能锂电池(SHELiB)中心开展的各种研究活动产生影响。该系统将能够在阳极材料和固体或聚合物电解质之间制备受控界面。这将允许研究跨界面的传输和稳定性，这将导致固体高能锂电池的开发。来自XULA、佐治亚理工学院、奥本大学、美国陆军研究实验室(ARL)和美国国家航空航天局(NASA)的参与调查人员将直接受益于新设备的可用性。该系统将能够在不将材料暴露在环境中的情况下就地制备所需的界面。界面研究是设计对锂电极稳定的新型电解液体系的关键。要充分利用锂的高能容量电极，必须了解其不稳定的原因。PIs拥有探索这些类型的材料及其界面的专业知识和积极的研究计划。拟议的项目将为形成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惠及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.