Clean Energy Capability Portfolio | Storage Technologies |
Proton BatteriesDeveloping energy storage systems featuring the energy density of batteries , and the power density of supercapacitors , is an exciting target for energy storage . New-concept proton batteries that utilise highly mobile protons as the carrier charge , have the potential to revolutionise energy storage in the near future . |
Competitive Advantage • Interdisciplinary experiences in battery research
• Expertise in materials research and developments in synthesis , modification , and characterisation
• Leaders in comprehensive electrochemical methods in probing the fundamentals of electrode-materials for batteries
• Development of new materials accessible for proton storage
Impact • Pioneering research on understanding the fundamentals of battery materials for proton batteries
• A novel concept combining high capacity with highrate capability
Successful Applications |
Capabilities and Facilities • In-operando techniques to monitor mass changes and structure evolutions during battery charge / discharge processes
• Laboratory materials synthesis setup
• Scaled synthesis of battery materials
• Battery fabrication and analysis equipment
• Access to comprehensive analytical techniques , such as diffractions , surface analysis , and electron microscopy
More Information Professor Chuan Zhao
School of Chemistry
T : + 61 2 9385 4645
E : chuan . zhao @ unsw . edu . au
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• Development of a prototype proton battery that achieves both high capacity and high voltage in aqueous media |
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