Inert atmosphere glovebox

锂离子电池是便携式电子设备的电源选择，因为这些电池的单位体积存储的能量比任何其他可用的便携式充电电池都要多。纳米材料领域的最新进展为提高LiB的性能提供了独特而令人兴奋的机会，而越来越大的电化学电池的发展需要保证这些电池的热稳定性。这是一个惰性气氛手套箱，用于分析纳米材料的电化学性能和制备用于热稳定性测试的样品。惰性气氛手套箱对许多研究小组来说是常见的，但我们有特殊的特点，使我们的独特。第一个特点是它将配备一个钨极惰性气体(TIG)焊机来密封热稳定性测试单元。其次，它将配备各种电极馈线，允许对我的发现资助计划中合成的纳米材料进行电化学测试。该盒子还将配备一个真空烤箱，允许安全和准确地进入和移除对湿度敏感的材料，以便进行可靠的测试。最后，由于锂与氮气的反应，盒子里将充满氩气气氛。拟议中的手套箱将使测试方法成为可能，这将使人们对锂离子电池的理解有很大进步。新材料的发现将给所有加拿大人带来好处，比如一辆高效、安全的电动汽车。

Lithium-ion batteries are the power supply of choice for portable electronic devices, because these batteries store more energy per volume than any other portable rechargeable battery available. Recent progress, in the field of nanomaterials, provides unique and exciting opportunities to enhance the performance of LIB, while the development of larger and larger electrochemical cells necessitates the assurance of thermal stability within these cells. This proposal is for an inert atmosphere glove box for the analysis of the electrochemical performance of nanomaterials and the preparation of samples for thermal stability testing. Inert atmosphere glove boxes are common to many research groups, but we have special characteristics that make ours unique. The first special characteristic is that it will be equipped with a Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) welder to seal the thermal stability testing cells. Secondly, it will be equipped with various electrode feedthroughs that will permit the electrochemical testing of the nanomaterials synthesized within my Discovery Grant program. The box will also be equipped with a vacuum oven that will permit the entrance and removal of moisture sensitive materials safely and accurately such that reliable tests can be performed. Finally, the box will be filled with an argon atmosphere due to the reactivity of Li with nitrogen. The testing methods that will be enabled by the proposed glove box will lead to great advances in the understanding surrounding lithium-ion batteries. New materials discovery will lead to benefits for all Canadians, such as an efficient and safe electric vehicle.