JCESR’s focus has changed to building transformational materials from the bottom up, atom-by-atom and molecule-by-molecule, where each atom or molecule plays a prescribed role in producing the desired overall materials performance. We could not have done this 10 years ago when the advanced scientific tools we are now using did not yet exist. We are working to discover new material structures with behaviors that have never been seen before—that we will be able to model and produce with our bottom up, atom-by-atom approach.
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A Message from JCESR Director George Crabtree
Despite the coronavirus challenges, JCESR continues to push the frontier of energy storage science as we telecommute from home, like much of the nation. We are turning our attention to computation, data analysis and paper writing which continues at a normal or higher pace, enabled … Read More
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The critical role of configurational flexibility in facilitating reversible reactive metal deposition from borohydride solutions
Calcium borohydride in tetrahydrofuran is effective at reversible multivalent metal deposition where magnesium borohydride is not because the more polarizable Ca2+ cation enables greater coordination flexibility resulting in enhanced formation of CaBH4+ produced via multimer intermediates. Read More
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Realistic ion dynamics through charge renormalization in nonaqueous electrolytes
We demonstrate that a computationally inexpensive modification non-polarizable force fields: charge renormalization, can harmonize computed and experimentally determined structure and dynamic attributes of nonaqueous electrolytes. It is sufficient to reproduce dynamics over range of 0-2 M salt while not sacrificing quality of structural properties. Read More
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Direct Characterization of Intermolecular Interactions in Redox-active Pyridinium-based Molecules
Our results show that charge transport in redox-active pyridinium-based molecules can be modulated by host-guest interactions and intermolecular electrostatic effects. Read More
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You’re invited: Idaho National Laboratory and JCESR webinar on energy storage (March 18 )
Electrification is changing the energy landscape of the Mountain West region. While energy storage remains a key enabler to this transformation, infrastructure upgrade and supply chain development will be a key driver for this new economy. Join us on March 18 for a webinar where we’ll … Read More
