Project Grant 2347492
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $384,954 to Drexel University to fabricate a series of spatially heterogeneous solid polymer electrolytes for solid-state batteries. The research aims to systematically decouple the local mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical effects on lithium and sodium electrodeposition in solid-state batteries. The project involves (1) fabricating patterned solid polymer electrolytes (PSPES)...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $473,900 Project Grant to The Pennsylvania State University under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The five-year award will support research to develop a novel characterization platform to directly probe the potential-dependent properties and structure of the electrical double layer in lithium-ion battery electrolyte systems. The platform aims to characterize key interfacial properties, including interfacial free energy, surface excess...
- This $300,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund fundamental high-risk research at Iowa State University on new polycrystalline solid electrolytes for developing safer, more energy dense solid-state batteries. The University will examine the structural chemistry of mixing boron, oxygen, and sulfur to create new lithium thioborate and oxygen-doped lithium oxy-thioborate solid electrolytes. It will test hypotheses that...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $760,000 Project Grant under the Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) to Northern Illinois University. The project aims to systematically vary the composition and concentration of battery electrolytes to determine optimal solutions for advanced rechargeable batteries. Key objectives include: 1) Gaining a better understanding of solvation structure through high-throughput experimentation and characterization using techniques like Raman spectroscopy and...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $570,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to the Regents of the University of Michigan - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, doing business as the University of Michigan. The grant supports collaborative research to develop high-throughput screening methods for exploring novel electrolyte materials to enable the next generation of rechargeable batteries. The key activities include: (1) utilizing advanced...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $241,299 Project Grant to the University of Notre Dame's Notre Dame Research division to develop innovative electrolytes for intermediate-temperature sodium-sulfur and potassium-sulfur batteries. The goal is to identify new solvents that can dissolve the insoluble reaction products formed during battery discharge, enabling higher specific capacity and energy density. The research will utilize a simulation-driven approach combining molecular dynamics...
- 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,...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $261,619 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to Regents Of The University Of Michigan, doing business as University Of Michigan-Dearborn, to gain a fundamental understanding of the interface dynamics between a liquid metal anode and a solid electrolyte in solid-state lithium-ion batteries. The project aims to utilize in situ and operando focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and numerical...
- This $170,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) aims to uncover the relationship between liquid electrolytes and battery performance, which is crucial for developing next-generation rechargeable batteries. The research team at the University of Illinois will systematically vary electrolyte composition and concentration to identify optimal solutions, leveraging high-throughput characterization, computational simulations, and machine...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $321,634 project grant to Cornell University to develop next-generation lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries capable of operating at practical temperatures. The university is collaborating with industry partners Saft Batteries and Nikola Motors to address key barriers for Li-S battery performance, including improving the electrolyte and mitigating capacity loss from polysulfide shuttling. The research aims to enable...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to The Pennsylvania State University, doing business as Penn State, for a 2-year research project titled "ERI: HIGH-ENTROPY LITHIUM-GARNET CERAMIC SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTES FOR ENERGY STORAGE". The project aims to design and fabricate high-entropy lithium-garnet ceramic solid-state electrolytes to enable safer and higher energy density solid-state batteries. Key activities include processing high-entropy lithium-garnet electrolyte materials, characterizing their microstructure and electrochemical behavior, and developing design principles for high-entropy ceramic electrolytes. This research seeks to address critical challenges in solid-state battery technology and broadly impacts engineering education and community engagement.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $200.0k | 5/13/24 |