R&D Projects

Storage battery Area Development of lithium-sulfur batteries with low environmental impact and high performance

Team Leader

Sub-Team Leader

ISHIKAWA Masashi
KOMABA Shinichi

Group Leader

UCHIDA Satoshi
OKUBO Masashi
KATAYAMA Yasushi
KUBOTA Kei
KO Seongjae
TATEYAMA Yoshitaka
DOKKO Kaoru
NAKANISHI Koji

Co-Principal Investigator

INOUE Gen
UMEGAKI Izumi
OHISHI Kazuki
OKUNO Yota
GAMO Hirotada
KOBAYASH Genki
GOTOH Kazuma
SAKAEBE Hikari
SHINOHARA Takenao
SEKI Shiro
TATARA Ryoichi
NAKAMURA Takashi
NISHI Naoya
HASEGAWA George
HAYASHI Katsuro
FUJIMOTO Kazushi
MATSUMOTO Kazuhiko
MUKAI Shin
MOMMA Toshiyuki
YASUNO Satoshi
Denis Yau Wai Yu
YOSHIDA Wataru

Summary

The aim is to develop a room-temp. operating lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery that uses a soft electrolyte such as an ionic solution to achieve a long life and high energy density twice that of current LIBs. This battery is theoretically the lightest sealed battery available, and will enable power storage in various locations, such as on building rooftops and in homes. This will encourage the introduction of renewable electricity and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases. The cathode requires virtually no rare metals, and its low environmental impact during production is also attractive. In order to realize this battery, this team will promote the world's most advanced R&D through the following 5 groups (Gs): the 1st G to develop a cathode that can charge and discharge a large amount of S reversibly, the 2nd G to develop a soft electrolyte that allows Li to move rapidly, the 3rd G to improve the reversibility of a Li anode, the 4th G to clarify and promote the S reaction, and the 5th G to verify a demonstration battery. The world's most advanced R&D on Li-S is underway!

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