Investigating Materials and Printing Techniques for Solid-State Electrolytes in Next Generation Batteries

该项目将重点研究用于储能设备的固态电解液。它将调查用固态替代品取代锂离子电池中当前一代液体电解液的挑战。这可能会带来许多优点，最显著的是电池具有更高的能量密度、更低的可燃性、更快的充电速度和更长的循环寿命。在目前从汽油/柴油车向电动代用汽车的过渡中，这些将特别重要，因为在电动代用汽车中，能源密度和安全性至关重要。调查的重点将是开发和表征新的固态电解质材料(主要来自前景看好的锂-镧-锆氧化物系统)，以及从墨水中开发这些材料以便能够打印的可能方法。

This project will focus on solid-state electrolytes for energy storage devices. It will investigate the challenge of replacing current generation liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries with a solid-state alternative. This may allow for a multitude of advantages, most notably a battery with a higher energy density, a lower combustibility, faster recharging and a longer cycle life. These will be especially important during the current transition away from petrol/diesel vehicles towards electric alternatives where energy density and safety are paramount. Investigations will centre on the development and characterisation of new solid-state electrolyte materials (primarily from the promising lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide system), as well as possible methods to develop these materials from inks so that they can be printed.