Aqueous sodium-ion batteries based on high-performance advanced materials

Faculty Development Competitive Research Grant Program (General) 2024-2026

The project purpose is to develop a high-energy density cathode for rechargeable aqueous sodium-ion batteries (ASIBs). ASIBs are considered as one of the potential alternatives to the currently used lead-acid batteries, because of the abundance of the resources and non-toxicity. On the other hand, the energy density and cycling performance still needs to be improved in order to be competitive. Our research team will work on enhancing the electrochemical performance of the cathode materials via doping and coating approaches. The reaction mechanism and the structural changes will be studied with state-of-art techniques.