Symposium EE4-Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries

The electrical energy storage systems have attracted much attention for the past few decades because of the association with the development of alternative energy sources and the gradual depletion of oil resources around the world. From this point of view, the development of clean and highly efficient energy storage systems are becoming an even more urgent need. As an electrochemical energy storage device, rechargeable lithium batteries have been the dominant power sources for portable electronic devices due to the highest energy density achievable in the secondary batteries. They are also being pursued intensively for automotive and stationary storage applications. Although state-of-the art cathode materials for high power lithium-ion batteries may be based on the lithium manganese spinel oxide, improvements of the cathode performance using new concepts are needed. The design of safe, high power density, long life, and low cost alternatives to LiCoO₂ is critical for the success of lithium-ion technology for vehicle applications. The choice of the electrolyte is also a major issue for high voltage spinel cathode materials. It must have a large electrochemical window to permit 5V reversible cycling without compromising on the ionic conductivity and rate performance. The thermal runaway poses a tremendous safety issue. Diffusion limited low temperature performance and high current charge and discharge and finally the manufacturing costs are limiting the technology. Understanding and controlling the formation of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) is very important in the surface modified anodes and cathodes. Improving the batteries for electric vehicles (EV), including hybrid electric (HEV) and plug-in electric (PEV) vehicles, is key to improving vehicles' economic, social, and environmental sustainability in the world.

This symposium will focus on both the scientific and technological aspects of various forms of secondary batteries including lithium-ion, lithium-air, sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur systems. Emphasis will be on design and development of new materials, novel architectures, mechanistic understanding of energy storage processes, system design and development and existing and future applications. The symposium would provide an excellent forum for scientists and engineers from academia, national laboratories and industry to present the latest findings in various energy storage technologies. In addition, the symposium will provide a venue for fruitful interaction and exchange of ideas. It would also educate students and researchers in the nationally and globally important area of energy storage technologies.

• Materials for metal-air/oxygen batteries
• Safe Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries
• Advanced Cell, Separator and Electrode Manufacturing Technologies
• High capacity anode and cathode materials for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion batteries
• Solid Electrolytes and Innovations in Electrolytes for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries
• Advances in In-situ and Ex-situ Characterization in Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries
• Nanostructured Materials and Mesoscale Phenomenon in Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries
• Theory, Modeling and Simulation in Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries

• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _0 (Argonne National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _1 (Arizona State University, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _2 (Bar Ilan Institute, Israel)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _3 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _4 (University of Pittsburgh, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _5 (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _6 (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _7 (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _8 (University of Texas, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _9 (Sandia National Laboratories, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _10 (University of Southern California, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _11 (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _12 (University of Louisville, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _13 (Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _14 (Stony Brook University, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _15 (Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _16 (Korea Institute of Energy Research, Republic of Korea)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _17 (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
• EE4_Electrode Materials and Electrolytes for Lithium and Sodium Ion Batteries _18 (Hydro-Quebec, Canada)