Batteries are complex systems based on heterogeneous structures that operate far from equilibrium. The current level of fundamental understanding correlating atomic to mesoscale level mechanisms with functional electrochemical properties is not yet sufficient to provide battery technology with the agility to address each new set of application based challenges such as power, capacity, capacity retention, and safety. While market demand may accelerate adoption of a technology through optimization and intuitive strategies, this approach is inherently limited, as the numerous documented cases of battery failures in the field attest. Thus, pursuit of fundamental understanding over multiple length scales remains critically important to effectively design and control materials, interfaces and their functional properties for energy storage systems to meet the needs of the future with high performance, long lifetimes, and reliable, safe operation.

The need for fundamental understanding over multiple length scales: New applications demand new battery chemistries to achieve previously unrealized functionality

256th National Meeting (2018)

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