Abstract

Electrochemical Energy Storage is the linchpin of the revolution in consumer electronics, is currently revolutionizing electro-mobility, and promises to enable long-duration storage and thereby revolutionize the electrical grid. However, improved energy density, cycle life, charge times, affordability, and safety are still needed to ensure mass-scale deployment. Research in my group focuses on materials chemistry and electrochemical studies aimed at developing transformative, affordable battery technologies. To this end, we innovate in materials science, processing science, interface engineering, battery architecture, and battery recycling. In this talk, I will discuss the battery research being conducted in my group.

Biographical Sketch:  

Mahalingam Balasubramanian

Emerging and Solid-state Batteries Group, 

Electrification and Energy Infrastructure Division

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA

Mahalingam (Mali) Balasubramanian is a Distinguished R&D Staff and Group Leader of the Emerging and Solid-State Batteries Group in the Electrification and Energy Infrastructures Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He currently directs a team of researchers working on both fundamental and applied aspects of energy storage and conversion. Prior to his current tenure, he worked at Argonne National Laboratory, where he served as a Physicist and Beamline Scientist with the Spectroscopy Group in the X-ray Science Division at the Advanced Photon Source (APS). His prior research at the APS—performed in close collaboration with researchers in programmatic divisions at Argonne, team members of the Joint Center of Energy Storage Research (JCESR, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub), and groups from other national laboratories and universities—addressed fundamental questions in energy sciences with emphasis on electrochemical energy storage systems, hydrogen storage materials, solvation structure of ions in aqueous and non-aqueous solvents, electrocatalysts, and the like. He received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Connecticut, Storrs.