Take a deep dive into the science being conducted around the Faraday Institution and hear from 16 of our brightest PhD Researchers and Faraday Institution Research Fellows.
Delegates are encouraged to connect with researchers on Slack. Passwords and details on how to access Slack were sent to delegates on 1 November (or 8, 11 or 15 November depending on when you registered- check your junk folder).
Joshua Bocarsly
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
CATMAT
Understanding novel cathode materials using magnetic measurements
Keywords:
Cathodes, Magnetism, New materials, Crystal structure, In situ
Abby Haworth
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, Lancaster University
FutureCat
Understanding the local structure of protective alumina coatings for cathodes and the coating-cathode interface
Keywords:
Electrode Longevity, Coatings, Interfaces, Local Structure, Solid-State NMR
Julian Holland
PhD Researcher, University of Southampton
Multi-scale Modelling
Towards realistic models of battery materials: Quantum mechanical simulations of an entire graphite nanoparticle and its lithium intercalation
Keywords:
Graphite, DFT, Nanoparticle, Li-intercalation, Anode
Philip Maughan
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University of St Andrews
NEXGENNA
Development of high energy density low cost Li/Ni/Co free sodium layered oxides as positive electrodes for Na-ion batteries
Keywords:
Sodium-ion Batteries, Low cost, Sustainable, Cathode Development, Iron
Stephen Price
Industry Fellow (with University of Sheffield)
Finden
Identifying and quantifying structural heterogeneities across multiple length scales using X-ray diffraction computed tomography
Keywords:
X-ray Diffraction Computed Tomography, FutureCat, Cathodes, Single Crystal, NMC811
Gabriel Pérez-Garcia
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (STFC)
FutureCat
Investigating the SEI with in-operando small angle neutron scattering and neutron reflectometry
Keywords:
Solid Electrolyte Interface (SEI), Operando, Small Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS), Neutron Reflectometry (NR), Surfaces & Interfaces
Dorota Matras
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, Diamond Light Source
CATMAT
X-ray chemical imaging for characterisation of batteries – from electrode to device level
Keywords:
Tomography, Spectroscopy, Diffraction, Chemical Imaging
Mark Buckwell
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University College London
SafeBatt
Safety profiling of lithium ion batteries for mission-critical applications
Keywords:
Lithium-ion Batteries, Safety, Electric Vehicles, Aerospace, Thermal Runaway
Nivedita Kulkarni
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University College London
LiSTAR
Image-based modelling of Li-S battery electrodes
Keywords:
Lithium-sulfur Battery, Image-based Modelling, X-ray CT
Sudarshan Narayanan
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University of Oxford
SOLBAT
Current density mediated evolution of Li metal – solid electrolyte interfaces
Keywords:
Operando XPS, Solid State Batteries, Anode-free, Interface Evolution, Lithium Solid Electrolyte Interface
Yue Chen
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, Lancaster University
NEXGENNA
Reconstructing 3D SEI nano-puzzle – mosaic or multilayer? Visualizing the spatial distribution of organic/inorganic components in SEI via operando 3D shear force modulation AFM
Keywords:
SEI, Battery Interfaces, Operando Characterisation, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nano-rheology
Svetlana Menkin
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University of Cambridge
NEXGENNA
Interface evolution and metal plating in ultra-concentrated NaPF6 electrolytes
Keywords:
Electrolyte, SEI, Interface, Sodium Metal, Plating
Andrew Wang
PhD Researcher, University of Oxford
Multi-scale Modelling
Potentiometric MRI of superconcentrated lithium-ion electrolytes
Keywords:
Battery, Electrochemistry, Electrolyte, Transport, Superconcentrated
David Weiqun Li
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Degradation Project and Characterisation
Improved fracture toughness and cycling performance of silicon anode by chromium doping
Keywords:
(S)TEM, In Situ, Lithiation, Silicon Anode, Lithium Ion Battery
Alice Merryweather
PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge
Degradation Project and Characterisation
Operando monitoring of single-particle kinetic state-of-charge heterogeneities and cracking in high-rate Li-ion anodes
Keywords:
Operando, Optical, Single-particle, Cracking, High-rate
Toby Kirk
Faraday Institution Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Multi-scale Modelling Project
Improved Li-ion battery modelling with particle-size distributions in PyBaMM
Keywords:
Modelling, PyBaMM, Size distributions, Multi-particle