Developing Room-Temperature Liquid Metal Batteries for Safe Energy Storage

为了克服电池技术中普遍存在的固体金属阳极所固有的安全问题，本项目旨在利用液态钠钾合金开发室温液态金属电池。创新将跨越电极概念的发展，以理论和实验为指导的面向界面的电解质设计，以及原型电池的例子，以说明如何在长时间内实现快速充电的高往返效率。预期的结果将改变电池技术概念，同时为商业化提供关键的科学基础。此外，该项目的成功将有助于澳大利亚实现从传统能源系统向新兴可持续能源系统的转变。

To overcome safety issues intrinsic to the prevalent solid metal anodes in battery technology, this project aims to develop room-temperature liquid metal batteries by employing liquid Sodium-Potassium alloy. Innovations will span the development of the electrode concept, interface-oriented electrolyte design guided by theory and experiment, and prototype battery cell examples to illustrate how high round-trip efficiencies at fast charging can be achieved over a prolonged time. The anticipated outcomes would transform battery technology concepts while providing a critical scientific basis for commercialisation. Further, the success of this project would help Australia realise its shift from traditional to emerging sustainable energy systems.