Energy Storage – TechConnect Briefs

Electrocatalytic CO2 Conversion for Seasonal Energy Storage

Berlinguette C.P., Weekes D.M., The University of British Columbia, CA

The grid-scale deployment of clean electricity requires highly efficient energy conversion and storage technologies. The electrocatalytic conversion of waste CO2 represents a compelling energy storage pathway because the carbon-based products can be deployed in major [...]

Fabrication and Electrochemical Property of Hybrid Carbon Nanofibers Based on Polyimide Precursor and Manganese Dioxide

Han N.K., Jeong Y.G., Chungnam National University, KR

Supercapacitors have recently received great interest from industry and academia as one of energy storage devices due to their high power density, fast charge time, and long cycle life. In this study, hybrid carbon nanofibers [...]

Scalable Fabrication of All-Solid-State Supercapacitor Using Laser-Scribed Graphene

Liu J., Liu W., Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou , Henan , China, CN

With the rapid growth of energy needs and depletion fossil fuels, more concerns have been given to energy storage for renewable wind, wave and solar power, etc.[1]. The development of reliable and cost-effective energy storage [...]

Graphene Functionalized Mesoporous Mn and Ti Oxides for Supercapacitors

Amar V., Houck J., Shende A., Shende R., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

In this investigation, several mesoporous nanocomposites such as TiO2/MnO2, TiO2/Mn2O3, TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3 and TiO2/MnO2/Mn2O3/MnTiO3 were synthesized using the pluronic 123 templating assisted sol-gel method. To prepare these nanocomposites, sol-A with Ti precursor and sol-B containing Mn [...]

All-Solid-State Stretchable Supercapacitors using Polypyrrole-CNT Hybrid Partially Embedded in PDMS

Zhang R., Stevens Institute of Technology, US

Flexible electronics have a wide range of applications in wearable and multifunctional electronics [1], including flexible displays, curved smart phones, electronic skins, and implantable medical devices. Consequently technologies for flexible energy storage have to be [...]

Development of Li-rich Layered Cathode Nanomaterials for High Energy Li-ion Batteries

Tan C., Aegis Technology, Inc, US

There is a great interest in developing energy storage systems based on more advanced lithium ion (Li-ion) battery technology, which has wide applications over the range from small portable electronics (cell phone, laptop) to large [...]

Metal Organic Frameworks and Porous Polymer Network-Based Matrices as Nonflammable Battery Electrolytes

Ozdemir R., framergy, Inc, US

Due to their high energy densities, low self-discharge rates and low maintenance requirements, Lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries represent the preferred battery format, especially when compared to other rechargeable cells such as Ni-Cad and NiMH batteries. [...]

Textile-enable Flexible and Foldable Lithium-ion Batteries

Zheng Z., The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

Wearable electronic technology is emerging as the next huge market opportunity after smartphones. Its market revenue is growing at a rate of ~ 25% to reach ~ USD 80 billion by 2025. Flexible lithium-ion (Li-ion) [...]

A.C. Conductivity and Electric Modulus Studies of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 Cathode Thin Films Grown by Pulsed Laser Deposition Technique

Arumugam R., Prasad K.H., Satyanarayana N., Srinadhu E.S., Pondicherry University, IN

Cathode, anode, and electrolyte materials are the major parts of the lithium batteries, of which, cathode material plays an important role in lithium battery technology. Recently, LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2, which is composed of divalent Ni, tetravalent Mn, [...]

A.C. Conductivity and Electrical Modulus Studies of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3 Electrolyte Thin Films Grown by RF Magnetron Sputtering

Arumugam R., Prasad K.H., Satyanarayana N., Srinadhu E.S., Pondicherry University, IN

During the past few decades, all solid state thin film lithium-ion batteries have drawn more attention due to their many possible applications, such as smart cards, CMOS, FE-RAM, micro-electric devices, liquid crystal displays (LCDs), etc., [...]