Beyond structural; multifunctional composites that store electrical energy
Lead Research Organisation:
Durham University
Department Name: Engineering
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Natasha Shirshova (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Greenhalgh E
(2023)
A critical review of structural supercapacitors and outlook on future research challenges
in Composites Science and Technology
Shirshova N
(2021)
The combustion behavior of epoxy-based multifunctional electrolytes
in Fire and Materials
Shirshova N
(2019)
Structural supercapacitors
in Physics World
Tu V
(2020)
Performance of bicontinuous structural electrolytes
in Multifunctional Materials
Wendong Q
(2021)
Biphasic epoxy-ionic liquid structural electrolytes: minimising feature size through cure cycle and multifunctional block-copolymer addition
in Multifunctional Materials
| Description | Reduction of the microstructure scale of structural electrolytes was achieved through the use of specially design block-copolymers. |
| Exploitation Route | The block-copolymers can be used to tailor morphology and properties of the epoxy blends with ionic liquids. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Energy Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Other |
| Description | Realising Structural Power: Addressing the Manufacturing Challenges |
| Amount | £428,241 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/W035596/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2023 |
| End | 08/2026 |
| Description | Safety And Fire Reaction Of Structural Power Storage Devices |
| Amount | £22,416 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T013044/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 04/2020 |
| Description | Collaboration with University of Poitiers |
| Organisation | University of Poitiers |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | I have provided samples and analysed data obtained during the collaboration/travel grant. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Rogaume, who is a Professeur des Universités at Institut des Risques Industriels Assurantiels et Financiers - Institut Pprime (UPR3346 CNRS), Université de Poitiers, provided access to his laboratories to carry out the experiments and covered expense for consumables used in the University of Poitiers. Moreover, the technician was assigned to run experiments and i was provided with the office and all nessesary consumables during my stay. |
| Impact | This multi-disciplinary collaboration was a result of the travel grant awarded. During my stay at University of Poitier, the combustion behaviour of the structural electrolytes for multifunctional energy storage devices were studied and produced volitiles/gases analysed. The EPSRC grant is, for the present, suspended due to Covid-19 travel restrictions and not everyting planned was accomplished. Nevertheless, based on the data obtained the manuscript "The combustion behaviour of epoxy based multifunctional electrolytes" by N. Shirshova, T. Rogaume, H. Najmi, M. Poisson, was submitted to Fire & Materials in January 2021 and was recommended for acceptance after minor corrections. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | neutron scatterning |
| Organisation | Heriot-Watt University |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Sample preparation, contribution to the writting proposal to ISIS to perform neutron scattering experiments, running experiments and discussion of the results |
| Collaborator Contribution | ontribution to the writting proposal to ISIS to perform neutron scattering experiments, running experiments and discussion of the results |
| Impact | After the experiment i was invited to give a talk at ISIS Neutron and Muon Source / Institut Laue Langevin Soft Matter and Bioscience online meeting, July 2020. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Invited article "Structural Supercapacitors", Physics World, February 2019, p.39-41 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The industry editor of Physics World has invited me to write an article for the journal which is aimed at people in research, industry, physics outreach, and education worldwide. The article titled "Structural Supercapacitors" was published in Physics World in February 2019 (p.39-41). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |