Advanced Battery Materials from Labs to Markets

This presentation covers two examples of how battery materials innovations take place in an academic lab and how these innovations are translated into products in markets. The first example is on Si anodes to enable high energy density batteries. Demonstration of Si nanowire anodes sparked global efforts on a variety of Si anode designs, leading to the formation of many startup companies and R&D effort in major battery companies. The second example is on metal-hydrogen gas batteries for grid-scale energy storage to integrate renewable electricity into the grids. I will highlight the lessons and guiding principles learnt from labs to markets.