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Investigation Of Possible Alternatives To Fossil Fuels For The Dod In Indopacom, Terrence W. Caploe
Investigation Of Possible Alternatives To Fossil Fuels For The Dod In Indopacom, Terrence W. Caploe
Theses and Dissertations
Energy security, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and geopolitical concerns in the south pacific require diversification and independence from legacy energy sources in the Indo-Pacific Combatant Command (INDOPACOM) area of operation (AO). The United States Government has placed mandates and directives to minimize the impacts of GHG on the climate. These orders require divestment from GHG producing fuel sources by 2050. This study compares the energy alternates to Jet Propulsion 8 (JP8) as Ammonia, Hydrogen, and Lithium-ion Batteries. The study uses Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tools to determine the environmental impacts of various energy candidates in the South Pacific. These results …
Modeling, Estimation, And Optimal Control Of Lithium-Ion Battery At Cell And System Level, Hamidreza Mirzaei
Modeling, Estimation, And Optimal Control Of Lithium-Ion Battery At Cell And System Level, Hamidreza Mirzaei
All Dissertations
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been regarded as a crucial technology for electrifying a variety of applications, ranging from powering computers, phones, and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to being a critical part of the modern centralized and distributed power grids. Battery systems performance is governed by embedded battery management systems (BMSs). The BMS includes battery state estimation algorithms and control rules, and it acts as the brain of battery-powered systems. The purpose of this research is to address unresolved difficulties associated with control algorithms in BMSs at all levels, from single battery cells to battery packs in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).\\ …
Surface Modification To Improve The Electrochemical Performance Of Cathode Materials For Lithium-Ion Batteries And Sodium-Ion Batteries, Han Yu
Doctoral Dissertations
"The specific capacity of active materials as well as their cycling stability are the main limiting factors for the performance of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) and sodium-ion batteries (SIB). Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is considered as a promising surface modification method to enhance the electrochemical performance of active materials for LIBs and SIBs.
In this research, we are committed to using ALD to modify the cathode materials of LIB, by coating different films on the surface of different cathode materials and constructing a stable and favorable interface layer for lithium-ion transport, so that we can protect the active materials from the …
Investigating Mechanisms Of Nanotoxicity Of A Next-Generation Lithium Cobalt Oxide Nanomaterial, Nicholas Joseph Niemuth
Investigating Mechanisms Of Nanotoxicity Of A Next-Generation Lithium Cobalt Oxide Nanomaterial, Nicholas Joseph Niemuth
Theses and Dissertations
Commercial use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs; materials in the range of 1-100 nm) has grown dramatically since the discovery of the means to observe, characterize, and controllably synthesize these materials at the end of the 20th century. Today, ENMs represent a global market valued in the trillions of dollars, incorporated into products because of the unique properties they confer, including increased strength, catalytic activity, and interactions with light. In this time, ENMs have also grown from relatively simple first-generation materials, such as Au, Ag, and carbon ENMs, to complex next-generation materials incorporating numerous elements into materials with complex secondary structures, …
Degradative Processes Of Commercial And Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Materials, Benjamin Ng
Degradative Processes Of Commercial And Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Materials, Benjamin Ng
Theses and Dissertations
The work embodied in this thesis bridges the gap between modern and next-generation Li-ion batteries (LIBs). First, a detailed study of the complex interfacial interactions (e.g. electrode/electrolyte, particle/particle, particle/solid-electrolyte interphase) in existing LIBs (graphite anode, Li(Ni_0.5Mn_0.3Co_0.2)O_2 cathode) are investigated and then used to develop strategies for safer, more energy-dense, and more durable electrode materials (i.e. tailored hybrid materials). The first portion of this thesis focuses heavily on decoupling the complex thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, and mass transport properties in commercially available LIBs. This thesis includes a detailed investigation into the operating parameter space for LIBs, including temperature (-30^oC to +52^oC), state-of-charge …
Ac Conductivity Studies Of Polyethylene-Oxide-Garnet Type Li7la3zr2o12 Hybrid Composite Solid Polymer Electrolyte For Li-Ion Battery, Parisa Bashiri
Ac Conductivity Studies Of Polyethylene-Oxide-Garnet Type Li7la3zr2o12 Hybrid Composite Solid Polymer Electrolyte For Li-Ion Battery, Parisa Bashiri
Wayne State University Dissertations
Solid electrolytes including ceramics and polymers are considered to be the ultimate substitute for organic liquid electrolytes currently used in commercialized lithium ion batteries to address the safety concerns due to Li dendrite growth and internal short circuiting. However, low ionic conductivity due to high grain boundary resistance in ceramics and semi-crystalline nature of polymers has held back the solid electrolytes from being used in Li-ion batteries. Polyethylene oxide (PEO), complexed with a Li-salt, is a well-studied polymer electrolyte showing ionic conductivity properties at room temperature. However, the coexistence of amorphous and crystalline regions at room temperature (< Tm, the melting temperature) has
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Characterization, Modeling, And Thermal Management Of High-Performance Lithium Batteries, Minjun Bae
Characterization, Modeling, And Thermal Management Of High-Performance Lithium Batteries, Minjun Bae
Wayne State University Theses
Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, as one of the most advanced commercial rechargeable batteries, play a crucial role in modern society as they are extensively used in portable electronic devices. Nevertheless, the limited electrochemical performance and poor thermal management systems of Li-ion batteries have hindered the expansion of their future applications. In search of alternative electrode materials to develop a battery with higher electrochemical performance, lithium (Li) metal has attracted much attention as an ideal alternative anode material due to its high specific capacity and lowest redox potential. However, needle-like Li dendritic growth causes severe safety concerns and thus prohibits practical applications …
Two-Dimensional Materials: Synthesis And Application In Lithium/Sodium Ion Batteries, Jian Hong
Two-Dimensional Materials: Synthesis And Application In Lithium/Sodium Ion Batteries, Jian Hong
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
Since its first commercialization in 1991s, the lithium-ion battery (LIB) has been widely used in portable electronics and electric vehicles. Current research aims to develop next-generation lithium-ion batteries with higher power density, faster-charging capability, better safety, and lower cost. The sodium-ion battery (SIB) has attracted much attention in recent years triggered by the lower cost of sodium. The currently used graphite anode for lithium-ion batteries cannot be used to sodium-ion batteries due to the larger ion radius of sodium. Developing a proper anode for the sodium-ion battery is critically important to for its commercialization.
Over the last two decades, a …
Investigation Of Molybdenum Based Nanomaterials As High Performance Anodes For Advanced Lithium Ion Battery, Jing Cuan
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 2017+
Electrodes adopting multi-electron reactions provide significant opportunities for the development of high-energy lithium ion batteries. Most conversion reaction based transition metal compounds exhibit much higher theoretical capacities than graphite. Among the transition metal compounds, molybdenum compounds have proved to be very interesting, since they often exhibit various stoichiometry, tuned band gaps, and rich chemical valences. These features provide an extraordinary basis for the full utilization of molybdenum compounds in advanced energy storage systems.
Novel Design And Synthesis Of Composite Nanomaterials For Lithium And Multivalent Ion Batteries, Wangwang Xu
Novel Design And Synthesis Of Composite Nanomaterials For Lithium And Multivalent Ion Batteries, Wangwang Xu
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Nowadays, the fast-increasing energy demand for efficient, sustainable and environmentally-friendly energy storage devices remains a significant and challenging issue. Lithium ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely used as commercial energy devices in portable electronics and also shown great promise in upcoming large-scale applications due to their advantages of environmental safety, efficiency in energy delivering and light weight. However, due to their limited capacity, energy densities and cycle ability, LIBs still need further improvement to expand their applications to a larger field, especially electric vehicle (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), in which energy storage devices with large capacity and high …
Novel Nanostructured Metal Oxide Materials For Water Treatment And Advanced Rechargeable Batteries, Jingwan Huo
Novel Nanostructured Metal Oxide Materials For Water Treatment And Advanced Rechargeable Batteries, Jingwan Huo
Theses and Dissertations
Clean water and energy shortage problems are pressing issues human facing today, as they not only cause many problems including public health and environmental deteriorations, but also threaten sustainable development of human society. It is urgent and critical to address and solve these problems.
Among various technologies, photocatalysis and adsorption applications in water and wastewater catch a lot of attention in recent years, for their low costs and for no requirement for chemical additives or thermal inputs. Photodegradation of contaminants by nanomaterials as catalysts is an important method in water and wastewater treatment. The adsorption is mainly through complexation between …
Modular, Scalable Battery Systems With Integrated Cell Balancing And Dc Bus Power Processing, Muhammad Muneeb Ur Rehman
Modular, Scalable Battery Systems With Integrated Cell Balancing And Dc Bus Power Processing, Muhammad Muneeb Ur Rehman
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Traditional electric vehicle and stationary battery systems use series-connected battery packs that employ centralized battery management and power processing architecture. Though, these systems meet the basic safety and power requirements with a simple hard- ware structure, the approach results in a battery pack that is energy and power limited by weak cells throughout life and most importantly at end-of-life. The applications of battery systems can benefit significantly from modular, scalable battery systems capable of advanced cell balancing, efficient power processing, and cost gains via reuse beyond first-use application. The design of modular battery systems has unique requirements for the power …
Surfactant Driven Assembly Of Freeze-Casted, Polymer-Derived Ceramic Nanoparticles On Grapehene Oxide Sheets For Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes, Ali Zein Khater
Surfactant Driven Assembly Of Freeze-Casted, Polymer-Derived Ceramic Nanoparticles On Grapehene Oxide Sheets For Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes, Ali Zein Khater
Honors Undergraduate Theses
Traditional Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs) are a reliable and cost-efficient choice for energy storage. LIBs offer high energy density and low self-discharge. Recent developments in electric-based technologies push for replacing historically used Lead-Acid batteries with LIBs. However, LIBs do not yet meet the demands of modern technology. Silicon and graphene oxide (GO) have been identified as promising replacements to improve anode materials. Graphene oxide has a unique sheet-like structure that provides a mechanically stable, light weight material for LIB anodes. Due to its structure, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) is efficiently conductive and resistive to environmental changes. On the other hand, silicon-based …
Correlating Long-Term Lithium Ion Battery Performance With Solid Electrolyte Interphase (Sei) Layer Properties, Seong Jin An
Correlating Long-Term Lithium Ion Battery Performance With Solid Electrolyte Interphase (Sei) Layer Properties, Seong Jin An
Doctoral Dissertations
This study was conducted to understand effects of some of key factors (i.e., anode surface properties, formation cycling conditions, and electrolyte conditions) on solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation in lithium ion batteries (LIBs) and the battery cycle life. The SEI layer passivates electrode surfaces and prevents electron transfer and electrolyte diffusion through it while allowing lithium ion diffusion, which is essential for stable reversible capacities. It also influences initial capacity loss, self-discharge, cycle life, rate capability and safety. Thus, SEI layer formation and electrochemical stability are primary topics in LIB development. This research involves experiments and discussions on key factors …
Utilization Of Bio-Renewable Lignin In Building High Capacity, Durable, And Low-Cost Silicon-Based Negative Electrodes For Lithium-Ion Batteries, Tao Chen
Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering
Silicon-based electrodes are the most promising negative electrodes for the next generation high capacity lithium ion batteries (LIB) as silicon provides a theoretical capacity of 3579 mAh g-1, more than 10 times higher than that of the state-of-the-art graphite negative electrodes. However, silicon-based electrodes suffer from poor cycle life due to large volume expansion and contraction during lithiation/delithiation. In order to improve the electrochemical performance a number of strategies have been employed, such as dispersion of silicon in active/inactive matrixes, devising of novel nanostructures, and various coatings for protection. Amongst these strategies, silicon-carbon coating based composites are one …
Engineering Of Photo-Rechargeable Energy Storage, Ashim Gurung
Engineering Of Photo-Rechargeable Energy Storage, Ashim Gurung
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Solar photovoltaics (PV) is a very promising renewable energy technologies as it is abundant and pollution-free. However, the major drawback of PV power is its intermittency. Integration of batteries with solar modules can reduce overall PV system costs and increase the practicality of PV power. Integration of the photovoltaic cells with supercapacitor storage proved feasibility of combined photovoltaic energy generation and storage but the supercapacitors had low energy storage capacity. Photovoltaic cells with integrated Li-ion batteries as energy storage were demonstrated but had a complex structure due to multiple PV cells; low efficiency due to a mismatch between the PV …
Nanostructured Thin Film Synthesis By Aerosol Chemical Vapor Deposition For Energy Storage Applications, Tandeep Singh Chadha
Nanostructured Thin Film Synthesis By Aerosol Chemical Vapor Deposition For Energy Storage Applications, Tandeep Singh Chadha
McKelvey School of Engineering Theses & Dissertations
Renewable energy sources offer a viable solution to the growing energy demand while mitigating concerns for greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This has led to a tremendous momentum towards solar and wind-based energy harvesting technologies driving efficiencies higher and costs lower. However, the intermittent nature of these energy sources necessitates energy storage technologies, which remain the Achilles heel in meeting the renewable energy goals. This dissertation focusses on two approaches for addressing the needs of energy storage: first, targeting direct solar to fuel conversion via photoelectrochemical water-splitting and second, improving the performance of current rechargeable batteries by developing new …
Design And Optimization Of Lithium Ion Battery For High Temperature Applications, Khalid Abdullitife Ababtain
Design And Optimization Of Lithium Ion Battery For High Temperature Applications, Khalid Abdullitife Ababtain
Wayne State University Dissertations
With massive commercial success of lithium ion batteries, the ability to operate at
and above 70 °C still a crucial issue and a safety concern to combat ever-increasing
global warming and to extend applications beyond portable electronics. Among various
components of battery, anode and electrolyte and the passivation layer formed between
them is crucial towards the development of Li-ion batteries for extendable temperature
range. In this regard, room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) have the capability to
tackle thermal stability issues of lithium ion batteries but their poor compatibility with
traditional graphite anodes limits their practical application. Towards addressing this
issue, …
Dynamic Atomistic Study Of Tunnel Functions In Nanostructured Transitional Metal Oxides, Yifei Yuan
Dynamic Atomistic Study Of Tunnel Functions In Nanostructured Transitional Metal Oxides, Yifei Yuan
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
Alpha (α-) MnO2 is a well know transitional metal oxide possessing one dimensional 2×2 (4.6 × 4.6 Å2) tunnels for accommodation of various ions. Such a characteristic tunneled structure has enabled the wide applications of α-MnO2 in the fields of ion exchange, molecular sieves, biosensor, catalysis and energy storage. This PhD dissertation focuses on the dynamic study of ion transport functionality of α-MnO2 at atomic level using an aberration corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy equipped with a special holder with a scanning tunneling microscopy probe.
The wide application of in situ TEM studying the dynamic …
Synthesis Of Titania Thin Films With Controlled Mesopore Orientation: Nanostructure For Energy Conversion And Storage, Suraj R. Nagpure
Synthesis Of Titania Thin Films With Controlled Mesopore Orientation: Nanostructure For Energy Conversion And Storage, Suraj R. Nagpure
Theses and Dissertations--Chemical and Materials Engineering
This dissertation addresses the synthesis mechanism of mesoporous titania thin films with 2D Hexagonal Close Packed (HCP) cylindrical nanopores by an evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) method with Pluronic surfactants P123 and F127 as structure directing agents, and their applications in photovoltaics and lithium ion batteries. To provide orthogonal alignment of the pores, surface modification of substrates with crosslinked surfactant has been used to provide a chemically neutral surface. GISAXS studies show not only that aging at 4°C facilitates ordered mesostructure development, but also that aging at this temperature helps to provide orthogonal orientation of the cylindrical micelles which assemble into an …
Novel Design And Synthesis Of Structured Iron Oxides For Battery Applications, Jian Zhu
Novel Design And Synthesis Of Structured Iron Oxides For Battery Applications, Jian Zhu
Wayne State University Dissertations
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are currently the dominant powder source for personal computers and portable electronics. LIBs also play important roles in larger-scale applications, including electric drive vehicles (EVs, HEVs) and grid-energy storage. To meet the increasing demand for energy storage, it is very urgent and crucial to develop next-generation LIBs using alternative electrode materials. For example, carbon is still exclusively used as anode materials in current LIBs. However, the theoretical capacity of graphite (372 mA h g–1 based on LiC6) has almost been achieved, and it becomes one of the bottlenecks to further increase the energy density of LIBs based …
Optimization Of Layered Battery Cathode Materials Synthesized Via Spray Pyrolysis, Miklos Lengyel
Optimization Of Layered Battery Cathode Materials Synthesized Via Spray Pyrolysis, Miklos Lengyel
All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)
Rapid advancements of techniques for the synthesis of Li-ion battery materials are critically needed to address the requirement of a clean and efficient transportation sector. The current research serves this goal by developing an approach to producing layered cathode materials with superior electrochemical performance for electric vehicles (EVs). Current widespread application of EVs is primarily limited by their short range and their high price, which is primarily driven by the cost of the battery pack. The cost of the battery pack is driven by the cost of the cathode material that empowers it.
Novel, high throughput and inexpensive synthesis methods …
Development Of Silicon-Based Anodes And In-Situ Characterization Techniques For Lithium Ion Batteries, Jinho Yang
Development Of Silicon-Based Anodes And In-Situ Characterization Techniques For Lithium Ion Batteries, Jinho Yang
Wayne State University Dissertations
Development of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) with higher capacity has been booming worldwide, as growing concerns about environmental issues and increasing petroleum costs. The demands for the LIBs include high energy and power densities, and better cyclic stability in order to meet a wide range of applications, such as portable devices and electric vehicles. Silicon has recently been explored as a promising anode material due to its low discharge potential (<0.4 V) and high specific capacity (4200 mAh g-1). The capacity of silicon potentially exceeds more than 10 times of the conventional graphite anode (372 mAh g-1). However, the silicon anode experiences huge volume …0.4>
Study On Graphene Composites For Electrode Materials Of Lithium Ion Batteries, Yi Shi
Study On Graphene Composites For Electrode Materials Of Lithium Ion Batteries, Yi Shi
University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016
Low carbon economy and clean renewable energy now become significant topics over the world, due to the increasing demands for energy, decreasing amount of non-renewable energy, such as petrol, coal and natural gas, as well as environmental problems. With the economic development and the improvement of living standards, there is a growing emphasis on the development and utilization of water, wind, solar and other renewable energy. Comparing with the traditional energy, these new forms of energy have many advantages. However, they are subject to the climate and weather, and their output energy peaks do not match the demand. In addition, …
Nanoscale Electrochemistry By In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, Qi Gao
Nanoscale Electrochemistry By In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, Qi Gao
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open
Nanoscale research in energy storage has recently focused on investigating the properties of nanostructures in order to increase energy density, power rate, and capacity. To better understand the intrinsic properties of nanomaterials, a new and advanced in situ system was designed that allows atomic scale observation of materials under external fields. A special holder equipped with a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) probe inside a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) system was used to perform the in situ studies on mechanical, electrical, and electrochemical properties of nanomaterials. The nanostructures of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotubes are characterized by electron imaging, diffraction, and chemical …
Nano-Silicon/Graphene Composite Anodes For Enhanced Performance Lithium Ion Batteries, Rhet Joseph Caballes De Guzman
Nano-Silicon/Graphene Composite Anodes For Enhanced Performance Lithium Ion Batteries, Rhet Joseph Caballes De Guzman
Wayne State University Dissertations
The ever evolving technological applications such as with portable electronics and electric vehicles have led to increasing energy demands that have proven the existing commercial LIB capacity insufficient. Recently, the most promising anode material to substitute the traditional graphite is Si. As an anode Si has low discharge potential and theoretical the highest known theoretical capacity (>10 fold of graphite). However, due to the increased accommodated Li+ during charge-discharge reactions, silicon's volume varies up to 400%, causing pulverization and loss of electrical contact.
This dissertation focuses on a systematic approach in developing effective means to utilize Si for improved …
Development Of Nanocomposites For Energy Storage Devices, Md Ashiqur Rahaman Khan
Development Of Nanocomposites For Energy Storage Devices, Md Ashiqur Rahaman Khan
Open Access Theses & Dissertations
With the ever-increasing need in improving the performance and operation life of future mobile devices, developing higher power density energy storage devices has been receiving more attention. Lithium ion battery (LIB) and capacitor are two of the most widely used energy storage devices and have attracted increasing interest from both industrial and academic fields. Batteries have higher power density than capacitor but significantly longer charge/discharge rates. In order to further improve the performance of these energy storage devices, one of the approaches is to use high specific surface area nano-materials. Among all the nano-materials developed so far, one-dimensional nanowires are …
Acoustic Emission And X-Ray Diffraction Techniques For The In Situ Study Of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, Kevin James Rhodes
Acoustic Emission And X-Ray Diffraction Techniques For The In Situ Study Of Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, Kevin James Rhodes
Doctoral Dissertations
Current demands on lithium ion battery (LIB) technology include high capacity retention over a life time of many charge and discharge cycles. Maximizing battery longevity is still a major challenge partly due to electrode degradation as a function of repeated cycling. The intercalation of lithium ions into an active material causes the development of stress and strain in active electrode materials which can result in fracture and shifting that can in turn lead to capacity fade and eventual cell failure. The processes leading to active material degradation in cycling LIBs has been studied using a combination of acoustic emission (AE) …
Phenolic Resin/Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (Poss) Hybrid Nanocomposites And Advanced Composites For Use As Anode Materials In Lithium Ion Batteries, Sang Ho Lee
Theses and Dissertations
The work presented in this thesis can be divided into two research areas. First, two sets of organic-inorganic hybrid nanocomposites containing phenolic resin/trisilanolphenyl-POSS and phenolic resin/octa(aminophenyl)-T8-POSS nanocomposites were synthesized and the morphology and properties were investigated. Octa(aminophenyl)-T8-polyhedral silsesquioxane is an octafunctional-T8-POSS containing eight aniline-like amino groups, one on each corner silicon atom. It was synthesized in our laboratory by an improved two-step reaction sequence; nitration (HNO3) and reduction (HCOOH/Et3N). Varying amounts of POSS were codissolved with a resole phenolic resin in organic solvent. This was followed by solvent removal and thermal curing. Intermolecular interactions in these nanocomposites were probed by …