Projektbeschreibung
Ein neuartiges Graphit für bessere Batterien in Elektrofahrzeugen
Bis 2040 werden etwa 55 % aller verkauften Neufahrzeuge voraussichtlich Elektrofahrzeuge sein. Zur Herstellung der Lithium-Ionen-Batterien, mit denen die Elektrofahrzeuge laufen, werden 800 000 Tonnen Lithium erforderlich sein. Bei dieser Nachfrage werden die Lithiumvorräte innerhalb von 17 Jahren aufgebraucht sein. Eine aussichtsreiche Alternative sind wiederaufladbare Batterien auf Aluminium-Basis, obgleich es ihnen an effizientem Kathodenmaterial mangelt. Eine gute Lösung ist die Verwendung von Graphitmaterial für die Kathoden, die derzeitigen Graphitkathoden weisen jedoch Designschwächen auf. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt GAIBs entwickelt ein Protokoll für die schnelle Synthese, um ein neuartiges Graphit zu schaffen, das effizientere Stromkathoden ermöglicht. Dies ebnet den Weg für haltbarere und nachhaltigere Elektrofahrzeug-Batterien.
Ziel
The demand for electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to rise significantly to ~55% of all new car sales by 2040. This would necessitate ~0.8 million metric tons of Li-metal for standard lithium ion battery (LIB) production. However, a market dominant EV-industry would only have sufficient Li-supply for at most 17 years due to inevitable shortfalls on sustainable-supply of lithium. Aluminium based rechargeable batteries (AlBs) offer tantalising prospect of high energy density batteries using components that can facilitate safe-by-design production of cheaper, durable and sustainable batteries. This battery technology, while having enormous potential as a replacement for LIBs, has not yet demonstrated viability due to critical limitations, primarily the lack of an efficient cathode material that can cycle Al3+ or Al-ion complexes for high energy density and stability. By far, the most plausible cathodes for AlBs are based on graphitic materials. However, present graphitic cathodes are inefficient due to serious design flaws. This project will develop a rapid synthesis protocol to fabricate a very unique graphitic material with unprecedented brain-like morphology and also develop mechanisms to control the intrinsic nanopore architecture. The project will conduct a detailed structural analysis and characterisation of the novel graphitic framework as a cathode for AlBs. This novel graphite holds the key to a significant breakthrough and will advance the development of AlBs by: 1) addressing the issue of poor electrolyte penetration and improve the sluggish reversible ion intercalation to boost rate performance and cycling, 2) improve the weak electronic/electrical conductivity properties of present cathodes, 3) overcome the problematic abrupt cathode disintegrating during cell operation, and 4) unveil the hidden cathode redox chemistry. The ER will emerge from this project with new/advanced skill-set and the capability to launch his own high-level scientific research.
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- natural scienceschemical scienceselectrochemistryelectric batteries
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronics
- social sciencessocial geographytransportelectric vehicles
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryalkali metals
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrypost-transition metals
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