| Ion Transport and Interfaces at the Nanoscale in Solid Electrolytes for Solid-State Batteries James Dawson1; 1NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United Kingdom; PAPER: 253/AdvancedMaterials/Regular (Oral) SCHEDULED: 14:25/Tue. 29 Nov. 2022/Saitong ABSTRACT: The quest for improved energy storage to counter our dependence on fossil fuels and for the electrification of transport and large-scale storage is one of the greatest scientific challenges of the 21st century. This quest has strongly evolved into priority areas in global research strategies. Countries are investing heavily in renewable energy technologies with the aim of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. To achieve this ambitious target, transformative advances in the understanding, design and development of materials are critical. Interfaces and ion transport are central to the performance of energy materials and devices, particularly batteries. The materials that support practical ion conduction in batteries exhibit stunning heterogeneity and complicated ion diffusion mechanisms and interfacial processes, which determine their functionality, performance and longevity. Transforming our comprehension of interfaces and ion transport in energy materials will therefore directly contribute to combatting the global energy crisis, as well as delivering key fundamental research advances in materials science, chemistry, physics and engineering. In this presentation, the recent advances made by my research group in the atomistic simulation of ion transport and interfaces at the nanoscale in solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries will be disseminated. The solid-state battery represents a prime example of a next-generation battery technology with the potential to revolutionise energy storage. Nevertheless, the solid-state battery maybe the battery technology of the 2030s but it remains the research challenge of the 2020s and faces several fundamental challenges that must be overcome for its true commercialisation. |
