Smart Design and Synthesis of High-Performance Cathode Active Materials for Lithium ion Batteries

申请人在过去的两年里作为暑期实习学生在我的小组工作，目前在我的小组全职工作，担任研究助理。他们被认为是最适合英格兰的职位。本论文的目的是探索和评价新的正极材料合成途径，同时考虑智能设计和合成。为此，WMG投资了层流和粉末ALD涂层反应器。最终希望能展示出阴极材料的最大性能。这项工作将部分由庄信万丰赞助，因此显示了这项工作的潜在结果的工业适用性。所有材料都将使用标准和先进的技术进行全面表征，并在现实世界的电池格式中展示增强的电池性能和延长的使用寿命。

The applicant has worked in my group as a summer placement student for the past two years and is currently working, full time, in my group as a research assistant. It is felt that they are most suitable for the EngD position.The aim of this thesis is to explore and evaluate new synthetic routes to cathode materials, with a consideration to both smart design and synthesis. To this end WMG has invested in laminar flow and powder ALD coating reactors. Ultimately it is hoped to demonstrate the maximum performance of cathode materials. This work will be partially sponsored by Johnson Matthey, hence showing the industrial applicability of the potential outcomes of this work. All materials will be fully characterised, both using standard and advanced techniques, and enhanced battery performance and extend lifetime will be demonstrated in real world format cells.