Project Info
Imaging ion transport in batteries during fast charging
Jason Porter
jporter@mines.edu
Project Goals and Description:
Range anxiety is limiting wider adoption of battery electric vehicles. Beyond expanding access to battery charging stations, we need to develop batteries capable of extreme fast charging (a full charge in under 10 minutes). Slow lithium ion transport through the electrolyte as a primary hurdle to developing these batteries. The MODES lab has developed optical techniques to measure ion transport in batteries during operation. In this project, students will be trained on these optical techniques and perform experiments to study electrolyte ion transport in operating battery cells.
More Information:
Grand Challenge: Engineer the tools of scientific discovery.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1149/1945-7111/ac1d7a/meta
modes.mines.edu
Primary Contacts:
Jason Porter, jporter@mines.edu
Student Preparation
Qualifications
No experience required. Interest in batteries, fluid flow, imaging.
TIME COMMITMENT (HRS/WK)
5
SKILLS/TECHNIQUES GAINED
spectrometer operation
data analysis
research communication
fabrication
MENTORING PLAN
Weekly meetings, hands on training.
PREFERRED STUDENT STATUS
Freshman
Sophomore
Junior
Senior