Ion Diffusion in Electrochemical Energy Devices (INDEED)
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Materials
Abstract
The vision of INDEED is to investigate ion diffusion in electrode microstructure. INDEED will explore two areas: (i) I will develop new electrode materials that can exhibit faster ion diffusion; and (ii) I will develop novel and scalable processing of organising particles in an ordered electrode microstructure to achieve faster ion diffusion. INDEED will also show a new characterisation approach to study ions in the electrodes for the first time to provide the experimental results. The developments from INDEED will benefit a wide range of areas including energy storage and conversion. In specific, INDEED will apply the approaches to two types of energy devices: solid-state lithium metal battery (SSLMB) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC).
Organisations
- Imperial College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- Gyeongsang National University (Collaboration)
- Diamond Light Source (Collaboration)
- Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) (Collaboration)
- University of Oxford (Collaboration)
- University of Ghent (Collaboration)
- Gunma University (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Chun Huang (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Chen R
(2024)
Exploring the Properties of Disordered Rocksalt Battery Cathode Materials by Advanced Characterization
in Advanced Functional Materials
Chen Y
(2023)
Realising higher capacity and stability for disordered rocksalt oxyfluoride cathode materials for Li ion batteries.
in RSC advances
Haridas A
(2023)
Advances and challenges in tuning the reversibility & cyclability of room temperature sodium-sulfur and potassium-sulfur batteries with catalytic materials
in Materials Today Energy
Huang C
(2025)
Li + concentration and morphological changes at the anode and cathode interphases inside solid-state lithium metal batteries
in Journal of Physics: Energy
Kazim S
(2024)
MXene-Based Energy Devices: From Progressive to Prospective
in Advanced Functional Materials
Leung C
(2023)
Correlative full field X-ray compton scattering imaging and X-ray computed tomography for in situ observation of Li ion batteries
in Materials Today Energy
Leung CLA
(2024)
Mapping of lithium ion concentrations in 3D structures through development of in situ correlative imaging of X-ray Compton scattering-computed tomography.
in Journal of synchrotron radiation
Safdar T
(2024)
Sulfur/carbon cathode material chemistry and morphology optimisation for lithium-sulfur batteries
in RSC Advances
| Description | Invited panel discussion by Imperial Policy Forum and the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Battery degradation |
| Amount | £445,928 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Faraday Institution |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 03/2025 |
| Description | Battery manufacturing - Next generation electrodes (Nextrode) |
| Amount | £5,735,767 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | FIRG066 |
| Organisation | The Faraday Institution |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2023 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | Development of a prototype machine for novel dry electrode manufacturing for lithium ion batteries |
| Amount | £84,306 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2024 |
| End | 01/2025 |
| Title | X-ray Compton scattering imaging |
| Description | I developed a research tool of X-ray Compton scattering imaging of imaging inorganic samples. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This tool can show X-ray energy spectra that indicates chemical properties of inorganic materials. |
| Title | Super-resolution deep learning model |
| Description | The model automatically processes images instead of manual filtering of experimental images. |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Year Produced | 2025 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This model significantly improves efficiency of image processing of experimental images. |
| Description | Characterisation equipment |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | My expertise in energy storage devices and fabrication of bespoke electrodes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners' expertise in characterisation equipment. |
| Impact | International conference presentation: Full Field of View Compton Scattering Imaging with in-situ Lithium Batteries, 14th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Germany, 2021 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Characterisation software |
| Organisation | University of Ghent |
| Department | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My expertise in materials, energy storage devices and fabrication of bespoke electrodes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners' expertise in characterisation software and data analysis. |
| Impact | International conference presentation: Full Field of View Compton Scattering Imaging with in-situ Lithium Batteries, 14th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Germany, 2021 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Collaboration on zinc ion batteries |
| Organisation | Gyeongsang National University |
| Country | Korea, Republic of |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My research team's materials science idea. |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partner's battery assembly expertise. |
| Impact | Two publications "Defect engineering via the F-doping of ß-MnO2 cathode to design hierarchical spheres of interlaced nanosheets for superior high-rate aqueous zinc ion batteries" and "Enhanced and stabilized charge transport boosting by Fe-doping effect of V2O5 nanorod for rechargeable Zn-ion battery". |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Electron characterisation |
| Organisation | Gunma University |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My expertise in materials science. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners' expertise in characterisation analysis. |
| Impact | International conference presentation: Full Field of View Compton Scattering Imaging with in-situ Lithium Batteries, 14th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Germany, 2021 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Neutron tomography characterisation |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Department | ISIS Neutron and Muon Source |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My expertise in fabrication of bespoke electrodes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners' expertise in neutron tomography characterisation. |
| Impact | Publication: 10.3390/jimaging6120136 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Novel manufacturing of structured electrodes |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Department of Materials |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | My design of novel manufacturing techniques, and my expertise in materials, energy storage devices and characterisation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | My partners' expertise in manufacturing techniques, materials science and energy storage devices. |
| Impact | Publication: DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202002387 Patent: GB2015840.8 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | X-ray tomography characterisation |
| Organisation | Diamond Light Source |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | My expertise in energy storage devices and fabrication of bespoke electrodes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners' expertise in X-ray tomography characterisation technique. |
| Impact | International conference presentation: Full Field of View Compton Scattering Imaging with in-situ Lithium Batteries, 14th International Conference on Synchrotron Radiation Instrumentation, Germany, 2021 |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Title | Electrode manufacturing technology |
| Description | A new electrode manufacturing method |
| IP Reference | GB2311054.7 (UK); WO2525017316 |
| Protection | Patent / Patent application |
| Year Protection Granted | 2024 |
| Licensed | No |
| Impact | Other development of intellectual property |
| Description | Interview by research council |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Faraday Institution interviewed me about my career path to encourage more researchers from diverse backgrounds to continue to work in research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.faraday.ac.uk/faraday-pathways/ann-huang/ |
| Description | Interview by research council |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Both my European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant and myself were featured on the UKRI website to highlight the Horizon Europe guarantee funding to encourage researchers to apply for ERC funding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/news-and-events/horizon-europe-what-we-are-doing-to-support-you/charging-ahead/ |