Oregon State University was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for the period of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2026. The award will support research into understanding how electrochemical cation trapping in metal oxides enhances subsequent reversible insertion of anions to form metal oxyhalides. Specifically, the researchers will investigate a new ion...
This three-year, $398,405 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will fund Oregon State University's research into mechanistic investigation of metal sulfide electrodes for high-energy non-aqueous anion batteries. The grant supports fundamental research to elucidate the operation mechanism of a high-energy cathode reversibly converted between copper sulfide mixed with a lithium salt and a composite of cupric...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research (CFDA 47.049 - Mathematical and Physical Sciences) supports research to design and discover new "heteroanionic" materials containing multiple types of negatively charged anion atoms. The goal is to understand how the atomic-scale structure of these complex materials influences their electronic, magnetic, and optical properties, enabling the development of advanced materials for...
This $225,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to investigate anion redox mechanisms in lithium-rich sulfide materials for high energy density lithium-ion batteries. The research aims to develop a fundamental understanding of how the structural aspects of these materials both control and are impacted by the redox reactions involving the sulfur anions, which...
This Project Grant award of $327,477 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the CFDA 47.049 Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research at the University of Florida to develop alternative materials for lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to generate new understanding about disordered rocksalt oxides, which have the potential to reduce reliance on scarce materials like cobalt and nickel in batteries and enable a more sustainable...
This $699,770 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports fundamental research into the mechanisms of ion correlations and conductivity in complex ionic systems. Led by researchers at the University of Tennessee, the project aims to develop a molecular-level understanding of how ionic interactions influence the conductivity of polymerized ionic liquids and organic ionic...
This $349,361 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports fundamental research by Professors Chao Luo and Andre Clayborne of George Mason University into the electrochemistry of carboxylate compounds for use as anodes in rechargeable sodium and potassium batteries. The research aims to develop a deeper understanding of the correlation between chemical structure and electrochemical performance of these...
This $200,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into improving solid-state battery technology through developing a fundamental understanding of ion transport mechanisms in polymer-ceramic composite electrolytes. Specifically, the two-year award to the University of Tennessee will investigate parameters controlling interfacial barriers for ion transport between ceramic and polymer electrolytes using dielectric spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy,...
This $293,847 project grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research by Boston College to investigate the electrochemical intercalation of alkali cations into transition metal halides. The goal is to develop a fundamental understanding of how the chemical properties of layered halide materials impact their redox behavior and potential use in next-generation lithium-ion or sodium-ion battery technologies. The project...
This $464,405 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports research conducted by Professor Evgeny Dikarev of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany. The project focuses on developing new synthetic methodologies to prepare carbon-coated battery materials using single-source carbonaceous precursors. The goal is to create innovative, cost-effective rechargeable...