Fabrication of versatile nanocomposite materials for advanced energy storage systems
Project goal: The goal of this project is to develop and produce advanced high performance nanocomposite materials for next generation rechargeable batteries for renewable energy and electric vehicles using nanotechnology approaches and design efficiency to realize the synergistic effect of metal nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles.
Project description: Nanocomposites of metal oxides and metal nanoparticles are promising compounds for Li-S batteries and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), providing enhanced electrochemical performance. Incorporating high-capacity metal oxides, such as SnO2 and TiO2, with metal nanoparticles (e.g., Au, Ag, Cu) results in superior lithium capacity. Metal nanoparticles act as conductive pathways, improving electron conductivity for faster lithium ion transport. This technology addresses issues such as volume expansion and agglomeration, enhancing cycle stability. The synergistic combination of metal oxides and nanoparticles utilizes their unique properties, forming conductive networks for efficient electron transport.
Project facilitators:
PI Professor Stavros Poulopoulos
Nurzhan Baikalov, Senior Researcher
Dias Bekeshov, Junior Researcher
Alas Alaskhanov, Junior Researcher
Emmanuel Siaw, Junior Researcher
Realisation period: 2023-2025
Expected results: The proposed project will develop multifunctional nanocomposite materials for Li-S batteries, LIBs and SIBs using engineering and nanotechnology design approach, which will contribute to the development of innovative and high performance rechargeable batteries with improved cycling life. The uniqueness of the project and the strategies used in it guarantee a very high scientific and socio-economic effect. Research will culminate in the development of prototype Li-S batteries, LIBs, and SIBs.
Methodology: This project aims to develop advanced nanocomposite materials for lithium-sulfur, lithium-ion, and sodium-ion batteries. Using nanotechnological design, metal and metal oxide nanoparticles will be explored for their synergistic effects to enhance electrochemical performance. In Li-S batteries, these materials will serve as catalysts and reservoirs for sulfur species, improving charge/mass transfer and LiPS retention. For LIBs and NIBs, they will function as anodes with enhanced ion storage and transport. The project combines theoretical modeling and experimental synthesis to optimize material properties and system performance.
Co-financing: Institute of Batteries LLC
Contacts: nurzhan.baikalov@nu.edu.kz
Project description: Nanocomposites of metal oxides and metal nanoparticles are promising compounds for Li-S batteries and sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), providing enhanced electrochemical performance. Incorporating high-capacity metal oxides, such as SnO2 and TiO2, with metal nanoparticles (e.g., Au, Ag, Cu) results in superior lithium capacity. Metal nanoparticles act as conductive pathways, improving electron conductivity for faster lithium ion transport. This technology addresses issues such as volume expansion and agglomeration, enhancing cycle stability. The synergistic combination of metal oxides and nanoparticles utilizes their unique properties, forming conductive networks for efficient electron transport.
Project facilitators:
PI Professor Stavros Poulopoulos
Nurzhan Baikalov, Senior Researcher
Dias Bekeshov, Junior Researcher
Alas Alaskhanov, Junior Researcher
Emmanuel Siaw, Junior Researcher
Realisation period: 2023-2025
Expected results: The proposed project will develop multifunctional nanocomposite materials for Li-S batteries, LIBs and SIBs using engineering and nanotechnology design approach, which will contribute to the development of innovative and high performance rechargeable batteries with improved cycling life. The uniqueness of the project and the strategies used in it guarantee a very high scientific and socio-economic effect. Research will culminate in the development of prototype Li-S batteries, LIBs, and SIBs.
Methodology: This project aims to develop advanced nanocomposite materials for lithium-sulfur, lithium-ion, and sodium-ion batteries. Using nanotechnological design, metal and metal oxide nanoparticles will be explored for their synergistic effects to enhance electrochemical performance. In Li-S batteries, these materials will serve as catalysts and reservoirs for sulfur species, improving charge/mass transfer and LiPS retention. For LIBs and NIBs, they will function as anodes with enhanced ion storage and transport. The project combines theoretical modeling and experimental synthesis to optimize material properties and system performance.
Co-financing: Institute of Batteries LLC
Contacts: nurzhan.baikalov@nu.edu.kz