Ad­van­ced Lithium-​Sulfur bat­te­ries with ul­tra­mi­cro­po­rous car­bons - ALISA

Pro­ject sum­ma­ry

Bat­te­ries with sus­tain­able ma­te­ri­als, high en­er­gy den­si­ties, and high life­time are nee­ded to re­du­ce fos­sil fuel con­sump­ti­on and to reach the tar­gets in the Eu­ropean Green Deal. The de­ve­lo­ped bat­te­ries have a wide range of ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons, from electric mo­bi­li­ty, sta­tio­na­ry sto­rage in the power grids sec­tor to mi­li­ta­ry and space ap­p­li­ca­ti­ons. The­re­fo­re, bat­te­ries will have a si­gni­fi­cant po­si­ti­ve so­cie­tal im­pact on safe­ty, eco­no­mics, em­ploy­ment, and qua­li­ty of life. Lithium-​sulfur bat­te­ries are pro­mi­sing can­di­da­tes, yet po­ly­sul­fi­de elec­tro­ly­te solu­b­i­li­ty li­mits their ope­ra­ti­on. The ALISA pro­ject aims to op­ti­mi­ze solid-​state sul­fur con­ver­si­on in lithium-​sulfur bat­te­ries by em­ploy­ing ul­tra­mi­cro­po­rous car­bon ca­tho­des with li­quid car­bo­na­te elec­tro­ly­tes. We will coup­le ad­van­ced struc­tu­ral and elec­tro­che­mi­cal cha­rac­te­riza­ti­on with the de­ve­lo­p­ment of car­bo­nace­ous ma­te­ri­als. The pro­ject will re­sult in a lithium-​sulfur bat­te­ry pro­to­ty­pe with high cycle life and high spe­ci­fic en­er­gy.