Design of Fast-Charging Cathode Materials for Sodium-Ion Battery Applications

This project sits in the important area of advanced energy materials for sustainable 'beyond-lithium' batteries. The project aims to develop new improved cathode materials for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries using a powerful experimental-modelling approach, which will enable advances in faster-charging and higher energy density materials.

Ion diffusion rates, pathways, and activation energies that govern Na-ion transport within cathode materials are of considerable interest when considering charge/discharge rates of a battery. Here, we investigate these parameters experimentally with neutron and muon techniques, in combination with molecular dynamics simulations and machine learning.  

This is an IMAT CDT project and all enquires should be addressed to the  IMAT CDT Programme Manager.

However you can also select this project if applying for a DPhil in Materials.