2018 Batteries Gordon Research Conference
Abstract
Major Goals: The more we known about batteries, the less we take them for granted. The significant research and development of electrochemical energy storage systems have allowed for practical and theoretical descriptions of ionic transport in liquids, solids and across interfaces. Advanced in-situ and in-operando characterization techniques have helped us to gain understanding of fundamental processes in battery materials or battery devices revealing intricate connections between those processes and electrochemical performance. We are now tasked with an even taller order than just understanding a battery: we have to make a battery so well that we can take it for granted and it becomes "invisible". The performance gains enabled by the above understanding has created consumer batteries that surpass current power and energy densities metrics while lasting longer, all at lower cost. To meet this challenge and maximize the current opportunity within batteries we must come together as a community to integrate our knowledge across the entire community from Theory to Realization to Safety. This Batteries GRC focused on the big challenges and opportunities we have today utilizing all the information we have at hand and identifying the pathway forward. This requires the identification of still existing knowledge gaps, the transfer of information across different time and length scales, and the alignment with theory. This was done by looking at state-of-the-art in-situ and in-operando characterization techniques that featured new and upcoming techniques which can help close knowledge gaps. At the same time, we focused on theoretical perspectives on multiple length scales. In addition, strategies to improve existing battery concepts were discussed in the context of new materials and material designs as well as new energy storage concepts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 24, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1078479
Entities
People
- Nina Balke
Organizations
- Gordon Research Conferences