MASc Oral Exam | Development of Electrodes and Coatings for Sodium Ion Energy Storage, by Tyler Or

During their remote MASc oral exam, Tyler Or will discuss their research to improve the structural integrity of sodium-ion battery cathodes.   

Abstract

Sodium-ion batteries possess a similar operating mechanism and chemistry compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. Research in this technology is driven by potential strains in raw lithium reserves from large-scale energy storage applications in the distant future. However, sodium-ion batteries are far from commercial realization due to the poor structural integrity of the cathode material. This work explores coating strategies to develop stable sodium-ion battery cathodes cycled at high cut-off voltages.

Supervisor: Professor Zhongwei Chen