SUNRISE (Synthomer UCL Nexeon Rapid Improvement in the Storage of Energy)

SUNRISE项目将为先进的锂离子电池提供一种新型硅负极材料。硅对锂有很大的亲和力，并且（理论上）在重量基础上可以提供高达石墨9倍的能量密度。纳克星的材料设计极具创新性。在伦敦大学学院电化学创新实验室的支持下，该项目将与Synthomer的阳极粘合剂结合，确定最佳的工艺条件和材料设计，以实现最高的能量密度、最低的第一次循环损失、最低的体积变化和使用过程中的最佳容量保持。该项目将利用国家电池制造开发设施的新基础设施，建造一批用于测试的汽车锂离子电池，并向汽车原始设备制造商和领先的电池制造商直接取样。

The SUNRISE project will deliver a novel silicon anode material for advanced lithium ion batteries. Silicon has a great affinity for lithium and can (in theory) deliver up to 9x the energy density of graphite on a gravimetric basis. Nexeon's material design is highly innovative. In conjunction with an anode binder from Synthomer and supported by UCL's Electrochemical Innovation Lab, this project will identify optimum process conditions and materials design delivering highest energy density, lowest first cycle loss, lowest volume change and best capacity retention during use. The project will utilise new infrastructure in the National Battery Manufacturing Development Facility to have built batches of automotive Li-ion cells for testing in conjunction with direct material sampling to automotive OEMs and leading cell manufacturers.