THIS SBIR PHASE I PROGRAM IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL, NANOPOROUS SILICA ANODES FOR LOW-EAR…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNX12CD89P
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $0
- Period of performance
- Mar 20, 2012 – Aug 13, 2012
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR11
- Place of performance
- MA
Public award description
THIS SBIR PHASE I PROGRAM IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL, NANOPOROUS SILICA ANODES FOR LOW-EARTH-ORBITING (LEO) SPACECRAFT POWER APPLICATIONS. SILICA HAS ATTRACTED A LOT OF ATTENTION AS A NEXT-GENERATION ANODE MATERIAL BECAUSE OF ITS VERY HIGH THEORETICAL CAPACITY COMPARED TO STATE-OF-THE-ART GRAPHITIC CARBON ANODES. HOWEVER, ITS USE IN LI-ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS IS LIMITED BY ITS POOR CYCLE STABILITY CAUSED BY LARGE VOLUME CHANGES EXPERIENCED DURING LI INSERTION AND EXTRACTION. THE UNIQUE PORE STRUCTURE OF MATERIALS DEVELOPED IN THIS PROGRAM WILL OVERCOME THIS LIMITATION AND REALIZE RECHARGEABLE LI-ION CELLS WITH HIGH-SPECIFIC ENERGY AND EXTREMELY STABLE CYCLE LIFE FOR LEO SPACECRAFT POWER APPLICATIONS.
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