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In the first dual-electrode-free battery, metals self-assemble in liquid crystal formation as electrodes when needed. This could increase energy density over existing zinc-manganese batteries up to six times and durability almost four times.
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UC Santa Barbara materials faculty members Raphaële Clément and Ram Seshadri will work with colleagues across North America in the Aqueous Battery Consortium.
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Headquartered at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, the newly launched Aqueous Battery Consortium brings together 31 top energy storage technology experts from 15 research institutions.
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The research project, supported by the Department of Energy and led by Stanford and SLAC, aims to find a reliable, sustainable way to store electricity, partially by creating a rechargeable battery made mostly of water and other abundant materials.
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Administered by Stanford’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the consortium includes over 31 researchers, including Prof. Veronica Augustyn in the Department of Materials Science & Engineering in a key role.
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The new Aqueous Battery Consortium of Stanford, SLAC, and 13 other research institutions, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, seeks to overcome the limitations of a battery using water as its electrolyte.
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The two Energy Innovation Hub teams, led by Stanford and Argonne National Laboratory, will emphasize multi-disciplinary fundamental research to address long-standing and emerging challenges for rechargeable batteries.
Events
The Aqueous Battery Consortium will host an annual symposium open to the public. This flagship event will review of research progress, disseminate new knowledge across the community, receive input from oversight boards, and build connections with the broader community. The Consortium will also host a monthly seminar. This hybrid event will be held in person and streamed online to disseminate published research to the broader community.
Information about the public events will be posted here soon.
In addition, the research team will meet quarterly to enhance cross-project collaboration, knowledge sharing, and interdisciplinary creativity. The aim and crosscut teams will meet regularly as determined by their team leads.