Novel Ionic Composites with superior transport and mechanical properties for Clean Energy Systems

电活性材料是利用可持续能源高效生产能源所迫切需要的技术的关键组成部分。同样重要的是，大量的这种能量需要存储在安全、稳定的设备中，这些设备还可以实现高速率的能量存储和释放。这个项目使用了电材料科学和电化学的基础和应用两个方面来解决这些要求。本项目将设计和表征由塑料晶体和聚合物纳米纤维组成的新型固态电解质膜。这些材料将具有增强的物理和化学性质，生产出先进的薄膜，应用于一系列能源生产和存储技术。

Electroactive materials are key components of technologies desperately needed to allow the efficient production of energy from sustainable sources. Of equal importance, large amounts of this energy needs to be stored in safe, stable devices that also allow high rates of energy storage and release. This project addresses these requirements using both fundamental and applied aspects of electromaterials science and electrochemistry. This project will design and characterise novel solid state electrolyte membranes composed of plastic crystals and polymer nanofibres. These materials will have enhanced physical and chemical properties, yielding advanced thin film membranes for application in a range of energy production and storage technologies.