Research Thrust 2
Nonflammable, Ionic Liquid-Based Electrolytes for Safer Lithium-ion Batteries
Objectives: To study Li-ion transport in ionic liquids (ILs) and in polymer/ILs electrolytes and to demonstrate effective use of ILs in solid polymer electrolytes for lithium ion batteries (LIBs).
Faculty: UTRGV: Mataz Alcoutlabi (lead), Horacio Vasquez and Dorina Chipara; UMN: Marc Hillmyer and Tim Lodge; Utah: Dmitry Bedrov.
Figure 12. Charge-discharge curves of Si/C NF anode prepared from 15 wt% Si/PAN.
Fig 11: Trade-off relationship between mechanical properties and ionic conductivity.