NSERC/3M Canada/Dalhousie University Industrial Research Chair in metal ion batteries

廉价实用的储能是使用可再生资源和实施电动汽车的关键。在该研究计划中，将开发材料以降低成本并增加锂离子电池的储能容量。此外，还将开发基于钠的全新电池化学，这种电池有望具有高能量密度，但成本更低，并且基于比当前锂离子电池更可持续的材料。该研究计划将涉及新型纳米复合合金材料的设计，合成和电化学评估，其锂存储容量是当今锂离子电池中使用的石墨的两倍以上。我们已经在实验室中演示了这种材料。这里的研究将集中在它们在实际电池中的实现。这意味着设计与锂离子电池兼容的新材料，具有长寿命，安全且制造成本低。因此，我们希望开发可实际应用的材料，并将大大增加锂离子电池的能量储存。研究计划还将包括钠离子电池的研究。这涉及到创建一个全新的电池化学，包括正极材料研究，负极材料研究和电解质研究。最后，将研究这些材料的安全性，以确保它们能够用于实际电池中。比锂离子电池便宜且基于可持续材料的新电池预计将从该研究计划中产生。

Inexpensive and practical energy storage is key to the use of renewable resources and the implementation of electric vehicles. In this Research Program, materials will be developed to reduce the cost and increase the energy storage capacity of Li-ion batteries. In addition, completely new battery chemistries will be developed based on sodium, which are expected to have high energy density, but be less costly and based on more sustainable materials than current Li-ion batteries.This Research Program will involve the design, synthesis and electrochemical evaluation of new nanocomposite alloy materials with over double the lithium storage capacity as the graphite used in Li-ion cells today. We have already demonstrated such materials in the lab. The research here will focus on their implementation in practical batteries. This means designing new materials that are compatible with Li-ion batteries, have long lifetimes, are safe, and are inexpensive to make. As a result, we expect to developmaterials that can be practically implemented and will significantly increase the energy stored in Li-ion batteries.The Research Program will also include research in Na-ion batteries. This involves creating a whole new battery chemistry, including positive electrode materials research, negative electrode materials research, and electrolyte studies. Finally, the safety of these materials will be studied to ensure that they can be used in practical batteries. New batteries that are less expensive than Li-ion batteries and based on sustainable materials are expected to result from this Research Program.