Targeted electrolyte design for high energy aqueous batteries

该项目旨在开发新一代高能水电池。将设计一系列低浓度下具有大工作窗口的新型水溶液电解液，以取代传统的、易燃和有毒的有机电解液，并将开发低成本和多电子反应材料作为大容量电极，以取代传统的插层型材料。该项目将通过高级表征(S)和计算建立电解液和中间相的结构-性质关系。对于价值数十亿美元的电动汽车和智能电网储能市场来说，新电池将是安全、充满活力和可持续的，同时解决电池安全问题并提高能量密度。

The Project aims to develop a new generation, high-energy aqueous battery. A range of new aqueous electrolytes with large working window at low concentration will be designed to replace traditional, flammable and toxic organic electrolytes, and; low-cost and multi-electron reaction materials will be developed as high-capacity electrodes to replace traditional intercalation-type materials. The Project will establish the structure-property relationship for electrolytes and interphases via advanced characterization(s) and computation. The new battery will be safe, energetic and sustainable for the billion-dollar energy storage market for electric vehicle, and smart-grid whilst addressing concurrently battery safety and boosted energy-density.