I-Corps: Advanced Anodes For Lithium Ion Batteries

I-Corps项目的广泛影响/商业潜力是广泛的，纳米复合材料的潜在应用范围从先进电池的活性阳极材料到电子墨水。用于电动汽车的先进电池可以提供更长的续航里程（减少里程焦虑）、更高的功率解决方案（灵活的加速和处理）、更大的工作温度范围（在寒冷气候下增加效用）。类似的改进将影响便携式电子产品和电动工具。在所有情况下，特别是在军事和航空航天应用中，低重量和更持久的便携式能源至关重要，使用具有这些特性的材料的电池将支持这些广泛应用中的重要技术进步。与现有技术相比，基于这些技术的电池可能具有更低的制造成本。I-Corps项目进一步开发并探索了碳氧基二维纳米复合材料的商业化潜力，该复合材料具有新颖的电子特性（从半导体到导电）和形态（1:1-碳氧比，分层结构，柔性）。这种特性的结合可以使材料开发对未来技术进步至关重要的应用受益。特别是，这些材料由无毒、丰富的材料制成，具有可控的电子性能和纳米复合结构。该实验室最近的工作重点是扩大这些材料的生产数量。这支持了这样一种观点，即一旦确定了特定的所需属性、应用和所需数量，就可以确定生产规模扩大的策略。

The broader impact/ commercial potential of this I-Corps project is wide reaching with potential applications for the naocomposites that range from active anode material for advanced batteries to electronic ink. Advanced batteries for electric vehicles can offer the opportunity to achieve longer range (reduce range anxiety), higher power solutions (for nimble acceleration and handling), increased range of operating temperatures (increased utility in colder climates). Similar improvements will impact portable electronics and power tools. In all cases, but particularly in military and aerospace applications, low weight and longer lasting portable energy sources are critical, and batteries using materials with these characteristics will support important technological advances in these wide-ranging applications. The batteries based on these technologies will likely have lower manufacturing cost compared to current technology.This I-Corps project further develops and explores the commercialization potential of a carbon and oxygen-based two-dimensional nanocomposite that has novel electronic properties (ranging from semi-conducting to conducting) and morphology (1:1-Carbon:oxygen ratio, layered structure, flexible). This combination of properties can benefit applications where materials development is critical for future technological advances. In particular, these materials are made from non-toxic, abundant materials with controllable electronic properties and nanocomposite structure. Recent efforts in the lab have focused on scaling up the production quantity of these materials. This supports the idea that determining strategies for manufacturing scale-up can be achieved once the specific required properties, application and required quantities have been identified.