Symposium Sessions

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Transitioning from a fossil fuel-based economy to one based on renewable resources creates the impetus to develop energy storage technology with higher energy density, enhanced safety, and reduced cost. Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are promising for near-term energy storage needs; however, for vehicle electrification, a step-change increase in battery performance is needed.

Toward this goal, a doubling of performance (energy density) could be achieved through the development of solid-state batteries (SSB). Instead of relying on liquid electrolytes to transport ions, solid-state batteries use a solid electrolyte.

This symposium will promote a multi-disciplinary approach to developing safer and more energy dense rechargeable alkali-based batteries by providing a forum for technical discussions spanning the entire continuum from materials design to device engineering. The symposium will cover novel materials discovery, characterization and fundamental understanding of safety, and cutting-edge battery architectures.

A complementary suite of activities focusing on battery safety, student engagement, and public outreach is tentatively planned.

Topics will include:

• Solid-state electrolytes
• Alkali metal/Solid-state electrolyte interface stability
• Solid-solid ionic/electronic interfaces
• Enabling Li metal anodes
• Solid-state composite electrolytes
• Hybrid polymer-ceramic composite electrolytes
• Thin film processing of solid-state batteries
• Mechanical properties of solid-solid interfaces
• Are solid-state batteries safer than Li-ion?
• 3D solid-state electrode architectures
• Computational modeling and design of materials and devices

Invited Speakers:

• Liangbing Hu (University of Maryland, USA)
• Y. Shirley Meng (University of California, San Diego, USA)
• Gary Rubloff (University of Maryland, USA)
• Ratnakumar Bugga (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA)
• Nancy Dudney (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
• Bruce Dunn (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
• M Stanley Whittingham (Binghamton University, USA)
• Martin Winter (Universität Münster, Germany)
• Kisuk Kang (Seoul National University, Republic of Korea)
• Neil Dasgupta (University of Michigan, USA)
• Clare Grey (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
• Ryoji Kanno (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
• Timothy Arthur (Toyota North America, USA)
• Akitoshi Hayashi (Osaka Prefecture University, Japan)
• Ce-Wen Nan (Tsinghua University, China)
• Yue Que (Michigan State University, USA)
• Donald Siegel (University of Michigan, USA)
• Yoshitaka Tateyama (National Institute for Materials Science, Japan)
• Werner Weppner (University of Keil, Germany)

Symposium Organizers