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SUMMARY:Developing next generation battery materials using real-time struc
 tural studies - Phoebe Allan (University of Cambridge)
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CONTACT:Paulina Rowicka
DESCRIPTION:Rechargeable batteries\, particularly lithium-ion batteries\, 
 have become somewhat ubiquitous in our portable electronics in recent year
 s and have been proposed for widespread application in vehicular applicati
 ons and large-scale storage for the electricity grid.  In order to meet th
 e extra demands of these new applications improvements in battery performa
 nce are required\, be it lighter or more flexible batteries\, shorter char
 ging times\, lower cost components or the use of more environmentally sust
 ainable materials.  All these requirements necessitate development of new\
 , optimised electrode materials. In this talk\, I will focus on how we can
  use crystallographic studies of batteries during operation to understand\
 , on the atomic scale\, how the structure of a material affects its perfor
 mance in a battery\, and how we can use this information to propose improv
 ed materials for use in battery technologies.    
LOCATION:Senior Palrour\, Gonville &amp\; Caius College
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