Next Generation Energy Storage: The Search
for New Concepts in Electroactive Materials which are
the Enablers
Glenn G. Amatucci
Department of Ceramic and Materials
Engineering
Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey
Nanotechnology has been receiving significant exposure regarding
its potential to disruptive advancements in a wide breadth of
technologies. Within the confines of this talk we explore
specific avenues which we have identified promise for non-evolutionary
advancement in energy storage technology, specifically such
technologies utilizing concomitant Li-ion insertion processes such as
Li battery technology. We show that within certain defined foci,
nano and nanocomposite materials can be true enablers to next
generation devices exhibiting exceptionally high power and energy by
opening the door to the practical application of new chemistries and
reaction mechanisms.