NSERC/3M Canada/Dalhousie University Industrial Research Chair in metal ion batteries

廉价和实用的能源储存是利用可再生资源和实施电动汽车的关键。在这个研究项目中，将开发降低成本和增加锂离子电池储能能力的材料。此外，基于钠的全新电池化学物质将被开发出来，它有望具有高能量密度，但成本更低，并且比目前的锂离子电池基于更可持续的材料。该研究项目将涉及新型纳米复合合金材料的设计、合成和电化学评估，其锂存储容量是目前锂离子电池中使用的石墨的两倍以上。我们已经在实验室里演示了这种材料。这里的研究将侧重于它们在实际电池中的应用。这意味着要设计出与锂离子电池兼容、寿命长、安全、制造成本低的新材料。因此，我们期望开发出可以实际应用的材料，并将显著增加锂离子电池中存储的能量。该研究项目还将包括对钠离子电池的研究。这涉及到创造一种全新的电池化学，包括正极材料研究、负极材料研究和电解质研究。最后，将研究这些材料的安全性，以确保它们可以用于实际的电池。新电池比锂离子电池更便宜，并且基于可持续材料，预计将从这个研究项目中产生。

Inexpensive and practical energy storage is key to the use of renewable resources and the implementation of electric vehicles. In this Research Program, materials will be developed to reduce the cost and increase the energy storage capacity of Li-ion batteries. In addition, completely new battery chemistries will be developed based on sodium, which are expected to have high energy density, but be less costly and based on more sustainable materials than current Li-ion batteries.This Research Program will involve the design, synthesis and electrochemical evaluation of new nanocomposite alloy materials with over double the lithium storage capacity as the graphite used in Li-ion cells today. We have already demonstrated such materials in the lab. The research here will focus on their implementation in practical batteries. This means designing new materials that are compatible with Li-ion batteries, have long lifetimes, are safe, and are inexpensive to make. As a result, we expect to developmaterials that can be practically implemented and will significantly increase the energy stored in Li-ion batteries.The Research Program will also include research in Na-ion batteries. This involves creating a whole new battery chemistry, including positive electrode materials research, negative electrode materials research, and electrolyte studies. Finally, the safety of these materials will be studied to ensure that they can be used in practical batteries. New batteries that are less expensive than Li-ion batteries and based on sustainable materials are expected to result from this Research Program.