Capacitive Storage Science.pptVIP

Capacitive Storage Science Energy vs. Power Capacitive Storage Systems Capacitive Devices and Systems How do we improve the specific gravimetric and volumetric capacitance without compromising response time? Are asymmetrical configurations (e.g. battery cathode/capacitor anode) a viable trade-off between lifetime decrease and energy density increase? Can form factor and packaging changes increase energy and power density? Can we put multi-cells together in a simple package? How can we improve the current collector properties (contact resistance, corrosion resistance, etc.)? Materials for EDLCs What is the role of surface functional groups in determining specific capcitance? How does the pore-solid architecture and atomic arrangement affect the high current density behavior of carbon? Can we design this? What is the relationship between electrolyte ion size and pore size? Will the same dependence be observed for anions and cations? Can carbon nanotubes deliver a high specific capacitance and high power? Materials for Pseudocapacitors Are there materials that exhibit energy and power density better than RuO2? Are transition metal non-oxides viable materials for super-capacitors? How do they interact with the electrolyte? How can the chemical stability be improved? Can pseudocapacitance be added through chemical or electrochemical modification on top of EDLC to enhance capacity? How can we exploit organic redox couples to improve energy/power density? Electrolytes Are there organic electrolytes with the benefits of acetonitrile, without the safety issues? How can we exploit ionic liquids to improve safety, temperature window, electrochemical window, etc.? What effect do the IL anions and cations have individually on various properties (viscosity, pore size sieving, performance, etc.)? What about IL/organic mixtures? Polymer electrolytes? IL/polymer composites? Other mixtures/composites? Theory and Modeling How do we model electrostatic correlations (i.e. move aw