Designing solar rechargeable batteries for efficient solar energy storage (2018-2021)
Abstract
This project aims to develop a new prototype of solar rechargeable battery for the direct storage of abundant but intermittent solar energy. Specifically, the research will integrate newly designed solar-driven photoelectrochemical energy conversion process and bifunctional photoelectrodes into a lithium-sulphur battery to achieve high energy storage efficiency. Expected outcomes include high-performance solar rechargeable batteries and new knowledge generated from the integration of interdisciplinary research in energy storage, photoelectrochemistry and nanotechnology. Further advances in material science and solar energy storage technologies will assist in addressing the global energy shortage and mitigating environmental pollution.
