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Focus Area 1: Liquid Electrolyte Development via Machine Learning
Importance: Battery electrolyte typically has one or more organic solvents, salts, and additives. They significantly impact battery performance such as capacity retention, rate performance, and safety. Electrolyte development still relies on expert knowledge and expertise through a trial-and-error approach. This approach is effective but time-consuming, resulting in a slow electrolyte development process in the past three decades. We are applying machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to facilitate the search for the optimal electrolyte formula.
Applications: Li batteries, Na batteries, Zinc batteries
Focus Area 2: Solid State Electrolyte Development
Importance: All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) are becoming a promising energy storage technology as they bring the safety of state-of-the-art batteries to the next level by replacing flammable organic liquid electrolytes with nonflammable solid electrolytes (SEs). The good mechanical properties of SEs further allow the usage of metal anodes to achieve very high energy density. Thus, developing SEs with desired properties is crucial to the commercialization of ASSBs. However, none SEs can meet all the requirements. We are focusing on halide-based SEs and developing strategies to improve their ionic conductivity and high-voltage stability.
Applications: Li batteries, Na batteries
Focus Area 3: Safety and Security of Batteries for Electric Urban Air Mobility
Importance: Electric urban air mobility (eUAM) is emerging as a transformative solution for urban transportation by offering reduced congestion, lower emissions, and enhanced mobility. However, the reliance on high-performance rechargeable batteries introduces significant safety and security challenges that must be addressed to ensure reliable and scalable operations.
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Safety of eUAM battery
Security of eUAM battery
Applications: LIBs, High energy density, High power density
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