Design and high throughput microwave synthesis of Li-ion battery materials

Lead Research Organisation: University of Glasgow
Department Name: School of Chemistry

Abstract

Declining fossil fuel reserves and ever-increasing demands for energy make developments in energy storage capabilities vital. Battery usage is becoming increasingly widespread, but this is presenting new challenges due to materials scarcity and limitations in battery performance. It is vital that the increased exploitation of existing battery materials and the development of next generation batteries proceeds through sustainable approaches.

We propose to deliver a continuous, scaled-up route for the preparation of next generation battery materials. We will exploit the efficiency of microwave reactors with a high throughput approach to deliver a 'greener' route to existing battery materials. In parallel to this we will explore the opportunities of integration of battery components into polymeric matrices to allow rapid, high accuracy materials deposition to deliver exceptionally high quality devices capable of safely integrating the higher energy density materials of the future.

We have targeted specific materials that have known function as cathodes, anodes or electrolytes and will deliver bulk quantities of these whilst investigating related materials designed with optimised properties. State-of-the art computational approaches to materials exploration in silico will run in close collaboration with the synthetic teams in order to give a fast, iterative process of materials discovery, investigation and exploitation.

The multiple electrochemical, structural and compositional changes that occur during battery operation must be understood in order to exploit these materials in a safe, reliable manner so that devices can be delivered to end users. The team will bring their extensive experience to bear on these problems to carry out the full structural, compositional and electrochemical analysis of these materials, vital in delivering reliable performance. Expertise in probing the local structure will allow us to generate insights into the nature of the electrochemical interfaces between anode/electrode/cathode. These are the regions where materials are at the limits of their (electro)chemical stability and so this understanding will allow us to find and then improve the limits of materials' performance in operando.

Planned Impact

Global warming, carbon emissions and depletion of fossil fuels are regularly featured in our news streams and it is critical we find solutions to these impending problems. Li-ion batteries now power our portable devices and have begun to emerge as alternatives for hybrid electric and electric vehicles, making the potential impact of our research far-reaching given current global energy demands. The anticipated tripling of global energy consumption by the year 2100 means that any advances we make in the field of Li-ion battery energy storage as part of this SUPERGEN project will have a clear economic impact, as improvements in current energy storage in terms of energy and power densities must be made for expansion in the growing HEV market.

The project's vision is focused on tackling the challenges of providing next generation energy storage devices, from initial materials design and synthesis through to device manufacture. State-of-the-art advanced characterisation techniques, including local structural and dynamical probes, and a host of high level computational methods will be employed to guide the microwave-assisted synthetic design of Li-ion battery materials. The project will exploit the close connections with the solid state and the computational materials science and engineering communities. Academic results will be conveyed to major industrial partners (Johnston Matthey) as well as UK small medium enterprises (SMEs). Feedback of our findings to the research community and energy-related industry will have enormous economic impact in terms of (a) synthetic design of energy materials and (b) meeting global energy requirements through scaled-up synthesis and device development. This will help to preserve the UK position at the forefront of Li ion battery technology, generating UK jobs and economic growth. Our fundamental efforts will underpin this progress.

Our consortium represents a assembly of established world-leading research teams and emerging investigators from across the UK with excellent early track records in materials and energy-related research. The unique mix of expertise from materials design and synthesis, modelling and simulations, device integration and manufacture and to advanced characterisation techniques is key in tackling the challenges highlighted in the Case for Support. A major outcome of this SUPERGEN proposal will be people impact in terms of career development of emerging project partners and the three PDRAs who will be hired as a result of this funding. Knowledge dissemination will also be achieved through conference organisation and presentation of our work at national and international conferences.

The Pathways to Impact document highlights four routes to impact on our ambition of providing the next generation of energy storage devices; i) building a critical mass of research expertise between our institutions, ii) provision of an excellent multi-site research environment for PDRAs, iii) public engagement by increasing awareness of battery technologies through training, publications, IP and outreach and iv) industrial engagement by providing useful targets and insights for industry and manufacturers.

Publications

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Description We have developed new methods for the solution based synthesis of complex oxide materials which can be employed either as solid electrolytes or electrodes for Li- and Na-ion batteries. These methods are vital for realising next generation storage, e.g. safer all solid state batteries. We have shown that microwave methods allow us to obtain phase pure materials at lower temperatures and shorter reaction times than conventional methods. We also show that this method affords materials with excellent ion diffusion properties, e.g. garnet solid electrolytes and olivine-based positive electrodes, and we evidence this by employing a suite of characterisation tools to understand this, including total scattering, neutron and x-ray diffraction, impedance analysis, and muon spectroscopy, as well as battery cell testing.
Exploitation Route We are now employing these synthetic approaches for the scaled up microwave synthesis of energy materials. We have an industrial partner, Johnson Matthey, who are interested in these developments for high throughput synthesis. We have since applied for (and have been awarded) a sustainable manufacturing grant from UKRI which will allow us to move now from g-scale ot kg-scale quantities of materials per day.
Sectors Energy

Environment

URL https://cussengroupsheffield.com/
 
Title Operando muon battery cell 
Description Development of battery cell for operando muon spectroscopy measurements to probe lithium and sodium diffusion, in collaboration with the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source through a Facilities Development award for PhD student Innes McClelland (affiliate PhD student of SOLBAT) working with Professor Serena Corr and Dr Eddie Cussen at the University of Sheffield. 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact This research tool has just been tested at the muon beamline, with the intention of publishing and making available to any users. This has also been utilised by another FutureCat project, Nexgenna. (Update 2022 - This work contributed to the win of the ISIS Science Award won by Prof Serena Cussen and her team.) 
URL https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/cbe/news/professor-corr-wins-2021-isis-science-impact-award
 
Title CSD 1868861: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: David Case, Adam J. McSloy, Ryan Sharpe, Stephen R. Yeandel, Thomas Bartlett, James Cookson, Enkhtsetseg Dashjav, Frank Tietz, C.M. Naveen Kumar, Pooja Goddard|2020|Solid State Ionics|346|115192|doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115192 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc20qpv9&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 1868862: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: David Case, Adam J. McSloy, Ryan Sharpe, Stephen R. Yeandel, Thomas Bartlett, James Cookson, Enkhtsetseg Dashjav, Frank Tietz, C.M. Naveen Kumar, Pooja Goddard|2020|Solid State Ionics|346|115192|doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115192 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc20qpwb&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 1868863: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: David Case, Adam J. McSloy, Ryan Sharpe, Stephen R. Yeandel, Thomas Bartlett, James Cookson, Enkhtsetseg Dashjav, Frank Tietz, C.M. Naveen Kumar, Pooja Goddard|2020|Solid State Ionics|346|115192|doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115192 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc20qpxc&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 1868864: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: David Case, Adam J. McSloy, Ryan Sharpe, Stephen R. Yeandel, Thomas Bartlett, James Cookson, Enkhtsetseg Dashjav, Frank Tietz, C.M. Naveen Kumar, Pooja Goddard|2020|Solid State Ionics|346|115192|doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115192 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc20qpyd&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 1868865: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: David Case, Adam J. McSloy, Ryan Sharpe, Stephen R. Yeandel, Thomas Bartlett, James Cookson, Enkhtsetseg Dashjav, Frank Tietz, C.M. Naveen Kumar, Pooja Goddard|2020|Solid State Ionics|346|115192|doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115192 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc20qpzf&sid=DataCite
 
Title CSD 1868866: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination 
Description Related Article: David Case, Adam J. McSloy, Ryan Sharpe, Stephen R. Yeandel, Thomas Bartlett, James Cookson, Enkhtsetseg Dashjav, Frank Tietz, C.M. Naveen Kumar, Pooja Goddard|2020|Solid State Ionics|346|115192|doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2019.115192 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2020 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.25505/fiz.icsd.cc20qq0h&sid=DataCite
 
Title Dataset for "Native Defects and their Doping Response in the Lithium Solid Electrolyte Li7La3Zr2O12" 
Description This dataset contains the computational data and analysis for the paper "Native Defects and their Doping Response in the Lithium Solid Electrolyte Li7La3Zr2O12". It includes input and output files for the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, performed using VASP. Data extraction relies on the vasppy Python module (https://github.com/bjmorgan/vasppy, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.801663), available under the MIT licence. 
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2019 
Provided To Others? Yes  
URL https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/691
 
Title Enhancement of the lithium ion conductivity of Ta-doped Li7La3Zr2O12 by incorporation of calcium 
Description  
Type Of Material Database/Collection of data 
Year Produced 2017 
Provided To Others? Yes  
 
Description Academic collaboration with Liverpool Characterisation project 
Organisation University of Liverpool
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Collaboration -TEM FutureCat providing samples of materials to analyse
Collaborator Contribution TEM analysis of FutureCat materials
Impact Collaboration between FutureCat and another Faraday project (Characterisation). Prof Nigel Browning also invited to give talk at FutureCat organised event 'Advanced Characterisation of Energy Materials' due to take place on 21 April 2021.
Start Year 2020
 
Description Johnson Matthey collaboration at Sheffield 
Organisation Johnson Matthey
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution This collaboration is focused on the synthesis and development of new canddiate solid state electrolytes, particularly NASICON systems. This is a co-funded PhD studentship at the University of Sheffield with Dr Eddie Cussen and Professor Serena Corr. PhD student, Jasmine Clough, an affiliate SOLBAT student, is working on the synthesis, characterisation and testing of new candidate solid state electrolytes.
Collaborator Contribution Johnson Matthey provides financial support in co-funding a PhD studentship for Ms Jasmine Clough. Regular research meetings with partners at Johnson Matthey to inform the direction of research and update on results. Visits to industry partner by PhD student Jasmine Clough.
Impact This collaboration is still ongoing and no outputs to report as yet.
Start Year 2018
 
Description SUPERGEN collaboration 
Organisation Johnson Matthey
Department Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution I am PI on a currently funded EPSRC Supergen Energy Storage grant which funds a consortium of researchers across the UK. We are working towards new materials for energy storage applications. My research teams contribution to this is to lead the synthetic workpackages and advanced characterisation workpackages of this programme of research. In my capacity as PI, I lead this project and coordinate all project activities and meetings.
Collaborator Contribution Partners at Loughborough and UCL lead the computational workpackages of this project. Partners at Strathclyde contribute to the synthetic workpackages and partners at Strathclyde, Oxford and STFC each contribute to specific aspects of the advanced characterisation workpackages. Our industrial partner, Johnson Matthey, contributes their time and expertise in industrially relevant aspects of the project and also host all project partners at their facilities.
Impact 22 publications as well as multiple conference talks, seminars and presentations.
Start Year 2015
 
Description SUPERGEN collaboration 
Organisation Loughborough University
Department Department of Chemistry
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am PI on a currently funded EPSRC Supergen Energy Storage grant which funds a consortium of researchers across the UK. We are working towards new materials for energy storage applications. My research teams contribution to this is to lead the synthetic workpackages and advanced characterisation workpackages of this programme of research. In my capacity as PI, I lead this project and coordinate all project activities and meetings.
Collaborator Contribution Partners at Loughborough and UCL lead the computational workpackages of this project. Partners at Strathclyde contribute to the synthetic workpackages and partners at Strathclyde, Oxford and STFC each contribute to specific aspects of the advanced characterisation workpackages. Our industrial partner, Johnson Matthey, contributes their time and expertise in industrially relevant aspects of the project and also host all project partners at their facilities.
Impact 22 publications as well as multiple conference talks, seminars and presentations.
Start Year 2015
 
Description SUPERGEN collaboration 
Organisation Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am PI on a currently funded EPSRC Supergen Energy Storage grant which funds a consortium of researchers across the UK. We are working towards new materials for energy storage applications. My research teams contribution to this is to lead the synthetic workpackages and advanced characterisation workpackages of this programme of research. In my capacity as PI, I lead this project and coordinate all project activities and meetings.
Collaborator Contribution Partners at Loughborough and UCL lead the computational workpackages of this project. Partners at Strathclyde contribute to the synthetic workpackages and partners at Strathclyde, Oxford and STFC each contribute to specific aspects of the advanced characterisation workpackages. Our industrial partner, Johnson Matthey, contributes their time and expertise in industrially relevant aspects of the project and also host all project partners at their facilities.
Impact 22 publications as well as multiple conference talks, seminars and presentations.
Start Year 2015
 
Description SUPERGEN collaboration 
Organisation University College London
Department Department of Chemistry
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am PI on a currently funded EPSRC Supergen Energy Storage grant which funds a consortium of researchers across the UK. We are working towards new materials for energy storage applications. My research teams contribution to this is to lead the synthetic workpackages and advanced characterisation workpackages of this programme of research. In my capacity as PI, I lead this project and coordinate all project activities and meetings.
Collaborator Contribution Partners at Loughborough and UCL lead the computational workpackages of this project. Partners at Strathclyde contribute to the synthetic workpackages and partners at Strathclyde, Oxford and STFC each contribute to specific aspects of the advanced characterisation workpackages. Our industrial partner, Johnson Matthey, contributes their time and expertise in industrially relevant aspects of the project and also host all project partners at their facilities.
Impact 22 publications as well as multiple conference talks, seminars and presentations.
Start Year 2015
 
Description SUPERGEN collaboration 
Organisation University of Oxford
Department Department of Chemistry
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am PI on a currently funded EPSRC Supergen Energy Storage grant which funds a consortium of researchers across the UK. We are working towards new materials for energy storage applications. My research teams contribution to this is to lead the synthetic workpackages and advanced characterisation workpackages of this programme of research. In my capacity as PI, I lead this project and coordinate all project activities and meetings.
Collaborator Contribution Partners at Loughborough and UCL lead the computational workpackages of this project. Partners at Strathclyde contribute to the synthetic workpackages and partners at Strathclyde, Oxford and STFC each contribute to specific aspects of the advanced characterisation workpackages. Our industrial partner, Johnson Matthey, contributes their time and expertise in industrially relevant aspects of the project and also host all project partners at their facilities.
Impact 22 publications as well as multiple conference talks, seminars and presentations.
Start Year 2015
 
Description SUPERGEN collaboration 
Organisation University of Sheffield
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution I am PI on a currently funded EPSRC Supergen Energy Storage grant which funds a consortium of researchers across the UK. We are working towards new materials for energy storage applications. My research teams contribution to this is to lead the synthetic workpackages and advanced characterisation workpackages of this programme of research. In my capacity as PI, I lead this project and coordinate all project activities and meetings.
Collaborator Contribution Partners at Loughborough and UCL lead the computational workpackages of this project. Partners at Strathclyde contribute to the synthetic workpackages and partners at Strathclyde, Oxford and STFC each contribute to specific aspects of the advanced characterisation workpackages. Our industrial partner, Johnson Matthey, contributes their time and expertise in industrially relevant aspects of the project and also host all project partners at their facilities.
Impact 22 publications as well as multiple conference talks, seminars and presentations.
Start Year 2015
 
Description 2nd China-UK Policy Dialogue on Energy Storage 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr as part of international UK-China workshop titled New materials discovery for safer energy storage
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description 680th Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Seminar on "Materials Development for Automotive Propulsion", Invited speaker, Oct 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled New series of active materials for safer energy storage
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description 8th North America-Greece-Cyprus Workshop on Paramagnetic Materials, Greece, Invited speaker, Jun 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled New series of active materials for safer energy storage
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Adolphe Merkel Institute, Invited seminar 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Microwave-assisted synthesis of materials for safer, all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Advanced Battery Characterisation Event - 9 March 2020 - organised by FutureCat and Materials Science Engineering Dept (Sheffield) 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Advanced Battery Characterisation Event, organised by FutureCat team, in collaboration with Materials Science Engineering Dept (Sheffield)
Event took place in Sheffield.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Advanced Characterisation of Energy Storage Materials Workshop, 6th June 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited talk delivered by Dr Eddie Cussen titled "Crystalline Disorder in Lithium Electrolytes for Solid State Batteries"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Dr Cussen titled Nanostructuring at the interface for efficient and high capacity-performing free standing electrodes in all solid-state Li-S batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description BASF - presentation by Serena Corr (16/01/21) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact Prof Serena Corr invited to give presentation on her research to BASF, as a potential future research collaborator. They are a chemicals company covering a number of sectors including automotive, construction, energy.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.basf.com/gb/en.html
 
Description British Crystallographic Association Meeting, 15-18th April 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Keynote talk delivered by Dr Eddie Cussen titled "Synthesis, Characterisation and Optimisation of New Fast Ion Conducting Phases as Battery Materials"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description British Crystallographic Association annual meeting, Plenary talk, Mar 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Designing materials for all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description CRSI National Symposium, Raipur, India, Invited speaker, Jan 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled "Microwave-assisted synthesis of new materials for safer, all solid-state batteries"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Chemistry in Action, University of Salford, Invited speaker Dec 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Schools outreach talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Energy storage for a sustainable future
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description EUROMAT Conference (Stockholm). 1/9/19 - 5/9/19. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by PhD student Innes McClelland at EUROMAT Conference (Stockholm). 1/9/19 - 5/9/19.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description EUROMAT conference (Stockholm), September 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact EUROMAT (Stockholm), September 2019, Talk presented by PhD student Beth Johnston, "Microwave assisted synthesis of high nickel content layered oxides"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Electrochem Northwest Meeting (Manchester Metropolitan Uni). 4/7/19. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Poster presentation by PhD student Innes McClelland at Electrochem Northwest Meeting (Manchester Metropolitan Uni). 4/7/19.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Electrochemistry Northwest meeting, July 2019, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Plenary talk delivered by Dr Hany El-Shinawi titled "Development of electrode and solid-electrolyte materials for next-generation solid-state Li-ion batteries"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Faraday Masterclass (Prof Serena Corr) 15th July 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Serena Corr presented Faraday Institution Masterclass on 'Synthesis Methodologies and operando characterisation of battery materials' - online webinar .
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
 
Description Global Women's Breakfast talk 09/02/21 - talk given by Prof Serena Corr 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Prof Serena Corr invited to give talk at Global Womens Breakfast talk
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://iupac.org/event/global-womens-breakfast/
 
Description IIT Indore-RSC Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences, Invited speaker, Jan 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled "Microwave-assisted synthesis of new materials for safer, all solid-state batteries"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description IMLB 2018 - The 19th International Meeting on Lithium Batteries, Kyoto, Japan, Jun 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Poster presentation by Dr Hany El-Shinawi titled "Highly efficient nanoarchitectures for free standing electrodes in all solid-state Li-S batteries"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ISIS Neutron and Muon Science User Meeting (University of Warwick), April 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact ISIS Neutron and Muon Science User Meeting (University of Warwick), April 2018, Poster presented by PhD student Beth Johnston, "Local Li+ and Na+ diffusion in tavorite LiFeSO4F and Na2FePO4F studied by muon spin spectroscopy"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ISIS Neutron and Muon Science User Meeting (University of Warwick), May 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact ISIS Neutron and Muon Science User Meeting (University of Warwick), May 2018, Poster presented by PhD student Beth Johnston "Local Li-diffusion in LiFeSO4F and NMC-811 electrode materials studied using muon spin spectroscopy"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ISIS Student Meeting 2018 (Oxfordshire). 29/10/18 - 30/10/18. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Poster presentation by PhD student Innes McClelland
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description ISIS Student Meeting 2019 (Oxfordshire). 28/10/19 - 29/10/19 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Talk delivered by PhD student Innes McClelland at ISIS Student Meeting 2019 (Oxfordshire). 28/10/19 - 29/10/19
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Invited speaker Apr 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Next generation battery materials for EV applications
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description International Winter School, JNCASR, India, Invited speaker Dec 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Designing materials for energy and environmental applications
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description International Women's Day celebration, University of Manchester, Invited speaker Mar 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Delivered a talk at the Department of Chemistry at University Manchester for International Women's day
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Irvine Lecture, University of St Andrews, Invited speaker Sep 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Designing materials for all solid-state Li- and Na-ion batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston), December 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston), December 2018, Poster presented by PhD student Beth Johnston, "Muon spin spectroscopy as a nanoscale prove for studying ionic diffusion in electrode materials"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston), December 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Materials Research Society Fall Meeting (Boston), December 2019, Talk presented by PhD student Beth Johnston, "Doped high nickel content layered oxides for high energy density electrodes"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Materials Research Society Spring meeting, Invited speaker Apr 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Designing materials for all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description National STEM School - Pakistan Innovation Foundation - talk by Serena Corr (14/12/20) 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Prof Serena Corr gave a talk for STEM:NEXT - a series of online talks by eminent scholars from around the world - and the students performance in these will become the basis for their selection in the Virtual National STEM School in Dec/Jan. These talks will be available to a wide range of audiences and may be livestreamed on Facebook for the benefit of other students and their parents. Each of these talks will also lead to a short quiz that will be graded and will result in selection of the final cohort of 35-40 kids who will then participate in a much more intense and individualised STEM experience.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL http://www.pif.org.pk
 
Description RSC Solid State Group Christmas Meeting (UCL), December 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact RSC Solid State Group Christmas Meeting (UCL), December 2018, Poster presented by PhD student Beth Johnston "Microwave assisted sol-gel synthesis and alumina coating of NMC-811"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description RSC SSCG Webinars 2020 - Dr Beth Johnston - 13 August 2020 talk 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Beth Johnston (FutureCat PDRA, Sheffield) gave a talk on 'high nickel content layered oxide cathodes for Li-ion batteries' (online event)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.rsc.org
 
Description Recent Appointees in Materials Science, RAMS2019 Conference, Plenary speaker, Sep 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Designing materials for all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Royal Institution public lecture: The Battery: Inside Out, Mar 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Public lecture as part of group presentation delivered by Prof Corr titled The Battery: Inside Out
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Royal Institution talk by Serena Corr - 22 October 2020 'The Hunt for New Batteries' 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact Talk on 'The hunt for new batteries' by Prof Serena Corr for the Royal Institution
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNvExhoJUVA
 
Description Royal Society Net Zero Aviation Workshop - Serena Corr attended 16/12/20 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Prof Serena Corr invited to attend Royal Society Net Aviation Workshop, and an independent report arose from the workshop.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://royalsociety.org/news/2020/12/digital-tech-vital-net-zero-royal-society-report/
 
Description Solid State Chemistry Christmas Meeting 16th- 17th December 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact Poster presentation by PhD student Jasmine Clough titled "Lithium Molybdate NASICON Materials for Application in All-Solid State Batteries".
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description Solid State Chemistry Conference 2018 (UCL, London). 17/12/18 - 18/12/18. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Poster presentation by PhD student Innes McClelland at Solid State Chemistry Conference 2018 (UCL, London). 17/12/18 - 18/12/18.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Solid State Chemistry Conference 2019 (Uni of Liverpool). 16/12/19 - 17/12/19. 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by PhD student Innes McClelland at Solid State Chemistry Conference 2019 (Uni of Liverpool). 16/12/19 - 17/12/19.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description The UK Neutron & Muon Science and User Meeting, Feb 2019, Warwick University 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Invited talk delivered by Dr Hany El-Shinawi titled "Development of Li-ion solid-state electrolytes for next-generation solid-state batteries"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description US Muon Workshop 2021 - Dr Peter Baker 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Dr Peter Baker giving a talk about future prospects for ionic diffusion studies at a planned US muon source.
Dr Peter Baker is a Co-Investigator on the FutureCat project based at SFTC.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL https://www.mrs.org/muon-2021/
 
Description University of Arizona MateriAlZ talk (webinar) by Prof Serena Corr - 30 October 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Prof Serena Corr gave talk on Designing Synthetic Strategies and In Situ Monitoring for Next-generation Battery Materials for University of Arizona.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4vnyDJaPqo&t=25s
 
Description University of Cambridge, Invited seminar, Feb 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Microwave-assisted synthesis of materials for safer, all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description University of Oxford, Invited seminar, Feb 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Microwave-assisted synthesis of materials for safer, all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description University of Sheffield, Invited seminar 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Microwave-assisted synthesis of materials for safer, all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description University of Southern Denmark, Invited seminar 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Functional materials for environmental applications and safer energy storage
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description University of St Andrews, Invited seminar, Jan 2018 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach Local
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Microwave-assisted synthesis of new materials for safer, all solid-state batteries
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description WE-Heraeus-Seminar on "Materials Development for Automotive Propulsion" 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact WE-Heraeus-Seminar on "Materials Development for Automotive Propulsion" (Bad Honnef, Germany), November 2018, Talk presented by PhD student Beth Johnston, "Muon spin spectroscopy for studying local ionic diffusion in electrode materials for Li-ion batteries"
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description WISE (Women in Science & Engineering - University of York) Prof Serena Corr invited to give a talk on 2/3/21 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Prof Serena Corr invited to give a talk at Women in Science Engineering at University of York on 3 March 2021.
This event was initially arranged for September 2020 but was rearranged to March 2021.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021
URL http://wise.lassonde.yorku.ca/
 
Description Women in STEM, hosted by RSC NuTNEC - 3 December 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Prof Serena Corr gave talk on Batteries for Energy Storage' on 3 December 2020 - (online event) for Women in STEM.
(URL link is advert for the event)
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020
URL https://www.rsc.org/events/detail/45561/women-in-stem-batteries-for-energy-storage-hosted-by-rsc-nut...
 
Description Workshop on Advanced Characterisation of Energy Materials, University of Sheffield, Invited speaker Jun 2019 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Local structure and dynamics in Li-ion battery cathodes
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2019
 
Description iWish Inspiring Women in STEM, Royal Dublin Society, Invited speaker Jan 2020 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Schools
Results and Impact Schools outreach talk delivered by Prof Corr titled Energy storage for a sustainable future
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2020