Research Progress towards Understanding the Unique Interfaces between Concentrated Electrolytes and Electrodes for Energy Storage Applications

The electrolyte is an indispensable component in all electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices with batteries being a prime example. While most research efforts have been pursued on the materials side, the progress for the electrolyte is slow due to the decomposition of salts and solvents at low potentials, not to mention their complicated interactions with the electrode materials. The general properties of bulk electrolytes such as ionic conductivity, viscosity, and stability all affect the cell performance. However, for a specific electrochemical cell in which the cathode, anode, and electrolyte are optimized, it is the interface between the solid electrode and the liquid electrolyte, generally…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Energy

  Awards: -AC02-05CH11231, 05CH11231, 18769, AC02-05CH11231, DE-AC02, DE-AC02-05CH11231, DE-AC02-
• AR
  Arkansas Research Alliance
• DO
  Division of Materials Research
• UA
  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• WP
  Water Power Technologies Office
• PD
  Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers