Project Grant DESC0022929

This two-year, $202,433 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support the development of composite solid electrolytes to enable high-energy, cost-effective all-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries. Under the award, an assistant professor at the University of New Mexico will receive a fellowship to study the stability of electrode-electrolyte interfaces in solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries using composite electrolytes. A graduate...

This three-year, $464,665 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the University of Illinois to develop multifunctional zwitterionic solid polymer electrolytes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. The grant supports molecular-level design of a series of lithium ion-conducting zwitterionic polyurethane electrolytes with excellent electrochemical and mechanical stability. Researchers will investigate the effect of...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Piersica, Inc. under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to develop advanced polymer separator membranes for hybrid solid/liquid battery cells. The one-year project beginning September 15, 2022 aims to create a solid electrolyte with ionic conductivity comparable to liquid electrolytes currently used in lithium-ion batteries. The recipient will also develop a scalable solid separator using the...

This $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of a highly conductive, solid battery separator membrane made of a new solid polymer electrolyte. The project, led by Piersica, Inc., a small disadvantaged business, aims to scale up the manufacturing of this new separator material and demonstrate its functionality in a multilayer pouch cell prototype. The key goals are...

This $1 million cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of composite solid-state electrolytes for next-generation lithium batteries by Nextgen Battery Technologies, LLC from March 2022 to February 2024. The award aims to advance rechargeable battery safety and energy density through the creation of non-flammable, high conductivity composite materials that enable lithium ion diffusion along multiple pathways while...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) grant award of $296,729 to Michigan State University (MSU) supports fundamental research and development to address the challenge of polysulfide shuttling in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. The project aims to develop surface-engineered cerium oxide host materials to immobilize lithium polysulfides and promote their conversion, in order to improve the performance and lifecycle of Li-S batteries. The research approach...

This $664,749 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) aims to study the reaction pathway and crystallization dynamics for solution-based synthesis of lithium thiophosphate solid electrolytes. The award supports a collaborative research effort between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Saft America, a leading battery manufacturer, to understand the underlying...

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...

Arizona State University was awarded a $320,746 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems to conduct collaborative research understanding sulfur-carbon-solid electrolyte interfaces of lithium/sulfur solid-state batteries. The three-year award, made on June 1, 2023 under the NSF Engineering (47.041) program, will fund fundamental studies of interfaces in lithium/sulfur composite cathodes employing garnet-type...

This two-year, $250,000 National Science Foundation Engineering project grant funds the development of lithium metal batteries with enhanced reliability by the University of Michigan from February 2022 to January 2024. The university will work to demonstrate lithium metal batteries using a thin film or coating as a modulation layer on the lithium metal surface to achieve a stable, reliable reaction. By adjusting the local electrochemical process through lithium flux, the coating aims to...